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Women make progress, but still lag behind in many areas

Despite significant progress in reducing gender gap in the country in last two decades, women still lag behind in areas like education, energy, transport and urban development, according to a study.It found lack of security in the streets and public transports hindered women's mobility most, which as a consequence responsible...

Three large taxpayers need to pay Tk 2.12b in VAT, excise duty

The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) under VAT wing Monday and Tuesday issued separate demand notices to three large taxpayers to pay VAT and excise duty worth Tk 2.12 billion. The notices were served on state-owned Dhaka WASA, private commercial bank Prime Bank Ltd and mobile operator Grameenphone Ltd.Of them, LTU...

Indo-Pacific bloc a blessing for interregional trade: US

A United States emissary said in Dhaka Tuesday a newly propounded instrument styled Indo-Pacific Strategy could help Bangladesh and other regional countries raise interregional trade manifold.Terming very prosperous the Indo-Pacific region that stretches from the U.S. West Coast through the Bay of Bengal, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dan N....

Govt finalises guidelines for ship-breaking industry

CHITTAGONG, Jan 30: Chittagong Ship-breaking Yards Employees and Workers Federation president Md Shafar Ali said the government has finalised the regulations and guidelines for the country's ship-breaking industry."The laws for regulating the ship-breaking and recycling industry are being framed in line with the Basel Convention and Hong Kong Convention where...

Sec 57 was a tool to curb freedom of speech: Law minister

After morphing the ICT Act's Section 57 into a proposed law, Anisul Huq has admitted the controversial section was a 'tool to curb freedom of speech', reports bdnews24.com The law minister, however, claims the incorporation of the issues from the section into the proposed Digital Security Act, cleared by the...

US lifts ban on refugees from 11 'high-risk' states

WASHINGTON, Jan 30: The United States on Monday lifted a ban on admissions to refugees from 11 countries that it identified present a high security risk, while announcing new vetting measures, reports Xinhua. The changes came after a 90-day review by the White House of refugee admissions from the Democratic...

India cheapest country to live in after S Africa: Survey

HOUSTON, Jan 28 (PTI): India is ranked second only to South Africa as the cheapest country to live or retire, according to a recent survey of 112 countries.The survey by GoBankingRates ranked nations on the bases of four key affordability metrics provided by online pricing database Numbeo. The metrics are:...

Nepal's lentil import surges

Lentil exports used to make up a significant portion of Nepal's trade with Bangladesh until a few years ago. However, shipments have been falling continuously and imports have been surging of late, reports Kathmandu Post on Tuesday. In the first six months of the fiscal year, Nepal imported twice the...

BNP leaders brief foreign diplomats

Senior BNP leaders sat in a meeting with foreign diplomats in the city on Tuesday to brief them about the country's overall situation centring on the court's verdict against their chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case set to be delivered on February 8, reports UNB.The meeting began around at...

Drone at Dhaka airport

The customs intelligence personnel seized a powerful DJI brand drone having nine cameras from a citizen of the United States at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city in the early hours of Tuesday, reports BSS. "We detained US citizen Mark Rumam Kutrobskir, 22, from the boarding lounge of...

Tremor jolts N districts

A mild earthquake jolted the northern districts of Bangladesh including Rajshahi Tuesday evening.The 4.2-magnitude tremor was felt around 8:15pm, an official of Met office told news agencies.The epicentre of the earthquake was in Natore district, he added.No casualty has been reported yet.