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PM accuses BNP-Jamaat govt of perpetrating Aug 21 attack

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused again the then BNP-Jamaat government of perpetrating the barbaric grenade attack on an Awami League rally in 2004, saying that such a heinous act cannot take place in the country without their patronage, reports BSS."The gruesome grenade attack was staged with the patronage of...

Tax authority fails to equip risk management arm in six years

The risk management arm of the revenue board has not produced any visible results since its inception in 2012.The lack of legal and logistic support for the Risk Management Central Unit is blamed for the situation.This is the only unit within the National Board of Revenue (NBR) that has no...

BRTC to buy 300 more double-deckers under second Indian LoC

FE ReportBangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will soon add 300 more double-decker buses to its fleet after importing those vehicles from India.The state-owned bus operator signed a Tk 2.39-billion contract with Ashok Leyland Limited on Tuesday to purchase the buses under second Indian Line of Credit (LoC). According to the...

10 recruiters to get show cause notices: Minister

FE ReportThe government will issue show cause notices to 10 manpower recruiting agencies for their alleged syndication in sending the workers to Malaysia, said the expatriates' welfare minister on Tuesday."We will issue show cause notices to the manpower recruiters who are involved with malpractice in sending the workers to Malaysia,"...

Remove the NTBs to boost bilateral trade

FE ReportPlanning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has urged India to remove non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in order to boost bilateral trade between the two countries.The tariff and non-tariff barriers are affecting Bangladesh's exports to India, he said during a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Hanoi, Vietnam, on...

Talks on to set agendas for BIMSTEC Summit

FE ReportForeign secretary level officials of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states held a pre-summit meeting in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday. Chaired by Nepal Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi, foreign secretaries from the member countries are holding discussion to prepare the agendas...

Three more die in ‘gunfights’

Two alleged drug traders and a suspected pirate were killed in separate gunfights in Natore, Gazipur and Barguna districts early Tuesday, reports UNB. In Natore, suspected drug trader Meher Ali, an accused in 14 cases including drug and murder, was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action...

Nepal’s probe body trashes media report

The Accident Investigation Commission constituted by the Nepalese government to look into the US-Bangla plane crash has now voiced serious concern and dissatisfaction over the Kathmandu Post report on its investigation findings on the plane crash, reports UNB.Mentioning that the investigation to find the probable cause and contributory factors of...