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Rapists are beasts: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday termed the rapists as 'beasts' and said the government has incorporated the provision of death sentence into the relevant law to protect the girls from them, reports BSS."The rapists are beasts, and our girls are affected due to this beastly act (of some so-called...

NBR sues Adcomm for tax evasion

The VAT intelligence wing has filed a case against advertising firm Adcomm Limited for allegedly evading taxes worth Tk 57.6 million. In an investigation, the VAT audit, inspection and intelligence directorate found the firm has not deposited VAT to the public exchequer after collecting from the customers.It alleged that the...

Reconditioned car sales drop 60pc

The sales of reconditioned cars in the country slumped by over 60 per cent during the Covid-19 pandemic, sector insiders have said.They said the sector is also suffering from business losses due to tax burden and growing popularity of ride-hailing services According to the Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers...

TIB seeks stricter anti-graft steps

Expressing grave concern over the failure in taking proper actions against bribery in foreign trade, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has sought harsher anti-corruption steps to stop this.It has urged the government, foreign trade partner countries and other stakeholders to ensure rigorous measures in foreign trade and investment.Referring to a...

Govt urges all not to spread propaganda on social media

The government on Tuesday urged all concerned to refrain from spreading all kinds of propaganda through social media to protect the image of the country, reports BSS."Action will be taken against those found involved in spreading propaganda on the social media," said an official release.It has been noticed recently that...

Set up land survey appellate tribunals in three months: HC

The High Court ordered the government to establish required number of land survey appellate tribunals across the country within 90 days by issuing notifications in the official gazette to hear the appeals arising out of the judgments, decrees or orders of the land survey tribunals in Bangladesh. Secretary of the...

As rain brought some respite from the sweltering heat, a boy selling betel leaves enjoys the drizzle

As rain brought some respite from the sweltering heat, a boy selling betel leaves enjoys the drizzle on the Dhaka University campus on Tuesday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam

BD-India JRC by Dec, air bubble by Oct

After a gap of 11 years, the Joint River Commission (JRC) between Bangladesh and India will sit by this December. This was disclosed by Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Tuesday.Talking to the newsmen after his meeting with the new Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami at the foreign ministry in...

Global Covid-19 cases top 38m

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 38 million, while the deaths have soared to 1,087,398, according to the worldometer tally.As of Tuesday night, the total number of cases stood at 38,192,930.The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 7,803,884...

US Deputy Secy of State Biegun arrives today

Stephen E. BiegunUS Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun will arrive in Dhaka today (Wednesday) on a three-day visit to reaffirm US-Bangladesh cooperation on Covid-19 response as well as to advance the common vision of two countries regarding Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), reports BSS.Beigun will meet Prime Minister Sheikh...