Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday Bangladesh has set an example of religious harmony in the world by celebrating all the religious festivals by all citizens of the country irrespective of their religions, reports UNB."Each and every religious festival is celebrated in Bangladesh by everyone like brothers and sisters...we...
Read moreBangladesh and India will sit tomorrow to review projects under the multi-billion dollar Indian line of credit (LoC) amid poor implementation, officials said.The progress in the India-supported projects, especially under the second and third LoC, is still unsatisfactory, they said on Monday.An Economic Relations Division (ERD) additional secretary and the...
Read moreThe government has prepared a draft summary report on the development of trade and investment which will be discussed at a WTO meeting next year, an official said. Issues like import-export policy, tax policy, investment scenario, regulatory policies, compliance issue of readymade garment factory and monetary policy will get priority...
Read moreThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday clarified that a 15 per cent Value Added Tax on the distribution of natural gas to the consumers will remain unchanged.The VAT policy wing of the board issued a clarification regarding this after it found widespread confusions on this.Both Petrobangla and Bangladesh...
Read moreElection Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar has boycotted a commission meeting after registering a complaint that he was not allowed to exercise his freedom of speech, reports bdnews24.com."I will not say anything about this," he told the news agency in response to a question about why he left the 36th meeting of...
Read moreThe apex apparel trade-body - BGMEA - termed implementation of the new wage structure for the sector a 'big challenge', saying the declining global demand for apparel products has increased market competition among the manufacturer countries. Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) also apprehended that many factories might face...
Read moreThe results of 'Gha' unit admission test for the first-year honours courses of Dhaka University (DU) under the 2018-2019 academic session were postponed on Monday amid allegations of question paper leak, reports UNB.The DU authorities issued a press release saying that publishing of the results was postponed as per the...
Read moreAn army officer has filed a general diary against Zafrullah Chowdhury, the leader of a professional group supporting the BNP, over 'false, targeted and treasonous' remarks he made about the army chief in a TV programme, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch Police (South) has been appointed to investigate the matter...
Read moreA view of 'floating' vegetable beds on Buri Tista River in Chilmari Upazila under Kurigram on Monday — Focus Bangla
Read moreThe commercial banks are now allowed to hold collaterals on behalf of the on-resident lenders against external loans, availed by the state entities, without prior approval from Bangladesh Bank (BB)."We've relaxed regulations allowing the authorised dealers (AD) banks to hold collaterals against external loans without prior approval from the central...
Read moreInformation Minister Hasanul Haq Inu speaking as the chief guest at a discussion titled 'The contribution of women in rural economy' at the National Press Club in the capital on Monday — PID
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