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House owners in two city corporations fear hassles

House owners are fearing harassment and various types of hassles following the ongoing process of reassessment of holding tax by Dhaka north and south city corporations.There are also differences between the reassessment procedures followed by two city corporations.House owners are highly critical of the reassessment that is likely to lead...

Trade ties with some LDCs under review

Bangladesh is revisiting its trade ties with some least developed countries (LDCs) as they are in the process of graduating out of the world's poor-country club, officials said.The reevaluation of trade preferences is taking place since the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations is preparing...

Country's maiden satellite unfolds manifold gains from home, abroad

Bangladesh's maiden satellite is unfolding ample business opportunities besides saving the country substantial foreign exchange through domestic and overseas renting of its communications services.People familiar with the Bangabandhu Satellite project said they had received foreign interest in renting the country's first satellite which is expected to be launched into the...

Japan wants to help in building capacity of axle load stations

As the authorities concerned find it hard to contain the damage being caused to national roads and highways by overloaded trucks and container carriers. Japan has showed interest to help improve the situation through proper operation and management of axle load control stations.Sources said during a meeting with the Roads...

SC, law minister 'do not know' when Sinha will return

The Supreme Court does not know when Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will return from abroad as his leave, taken following criticism by the ruling party over the 16th constitutional amendment verdict, has ended, reports bdnews24.com.Law Minister Anisul Huq, too, says he has no information about the time of the...

CCC receives 56,696 tax appeals

CHITTAGONG, Nov 10: The Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has received 56,696 appeals from the owners of commercial and residential buildings as of Thursday to review their enhanced five-year holding tax.There are 185,000 government and private holdings under 41 wards of the city corporation. In the last 10 days, the city...

BNP gets DMP assurance for rally tomorrow

BNP will hold a rally at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the city tomorrow (Sunday) marking what it said the civil-military 'uprising on November 7, 1975', reports UNB.Though the party has not been given any written permission, BNP leaders said the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner assured them of allowing the...

Delhi to spray water in smog battle

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 (Agencies): India plans to spray water over its capital, New Delhi, to try to combat toxic smog that has triggered a pollution emergency, official said on Friday, with conditions expected to get worse over the weekend.Illegal crop burning in farm states surrounding New Delhi, vehicle exhaust...

Vehicles regularly load and unload passengers at various points

Vehicles regularly load and unload passengers at various points of the Gulistan-Jatrabari Flyover in the capital, braving the risk of accident for such reckless activities. The photo was shot Friday. — FE Photo

Donald Trump delivers speech on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit

US President Donald Trump delivers speech on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit, part of the broader Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit meet, in Danang of Vietnam on Friday. — Reuters