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Dhaka to be smart city: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday said her government would build Dhaka as a "Smart City" as she opened the Kalshi Flyover and a six-lane road from ECB square to Kalshi to the traffic at Mirpur in the city, reports BSS."We will build Dhaka as a Smart City," she said while...

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NBR plans to phase out tax exemptions

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) would assess the strength of local assembling industries to see whether the sector has been able to achieve the capacity of complete manufacturing process over the years and to pay tax.The exercise would be carried out as part of a plan to phase out...

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PM to distribute 'Ekushey Padak 2023' today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the "Ekushey Padak 2023" to 19 eminent individuals and two organisations today (Monday) on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day, reports BSS. The Head of the Government will hand over the Ekushey Padak, the second highest civilian...

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Remove hurdles to better investment climate

Business leaders have demanded removing the existing bottlenecks in the business environment related to customs and tax, in order to help boost both domestic and foreign investment in the country. The bottlenecks not only impact the domestic investment environment but also discourage foreign investment in the country as the foreign...

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Fire at Gulshan high-rise

A fire broke out at a building located beside Manarat International School at Gulshan circle-2 in the capital on Sunday evening. An official of Fire Service and Civil Defence told the FE that the fire occurred on the sixth floor of a twelve-storey building. Six units of firefighters rushed to...

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Govt to procure 300 electric double-decker buses from India

The government is planning to procure 300 electric double-decker air-conditioned (AC) buses from India for the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), reports BSS.The discussion was come out as Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dr Binoy George made a courtesy call on Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader...

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Kawla-Tejgaon part of DEE becomes visible

Kawla-Tejgaon portion of the four-lane 19.73 km Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) is now visible as the overall progress of the construction work is over 57 percent till January this year, reports BSS."The much-anticipated four-lane 19.73 km Dhaka elevated expressway, having 31 ramps, is being constructed under Public Private Partnership (PPP)...

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Matarbari deep sea port to start in 2026

The operation of Matarbari deep sea port will start in 2026, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday, reports UNB.The Matarbari deep sea port is visible now and the construction work of the jetty and container yard will start in July next, he said while talking to...

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