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Proper valuation of imports at ports can help notably

Ensuring proper valuation of imports at ports, mainly at premier seaport Chattogram, could significantly boost government revenues and help achieve an ambitious Tk 6.0-trillion revenue target for this fiscal year.Newly appointed National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Ahsan Habib has made such optimistic remark after having spotted this long-suspected revenue-leaking...

PM asks PGR to balance his security with public access

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged the President Guard Regiment (PGR) to strike a balance between ensuring his security and maintaining public access, saying security arrangements should never make people feel detached from the head of government, reports UNB."As the head of a democratic government, I want to continue...

The real issue behind Paraguay's ill-tempered defeat to France

Far below Philadelphia's City Hall, boarding the subways on their return from the Lincoln Financial Field, were fans with names on their shirts. Those of Leroy Sane, Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich, the players they hoped to see on Sunday (as per BST). They had bought their tickets in the...

Bangladesh closely monitoring border situation

Bangladesh is closely monitoring a rapidly evolving security situation along its Myanmar border as dogged fighting between Myanmar's military and rebel Arakan Army in Rakhine State stokes concerns about frontier stability and fresh refugee influx.Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman...

Raising CMSME contribution to 60pc of economy targeted: Muktadir

The government is working to raise the contribution of the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprise (CMSME) sector to 60 per cent of the national economy as part of its broader strategy to generate employment and accelerate inclusive economic growth, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has said.Speaking at a workshop...

Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq passes away

Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq, an eminent writer, researcher, academic and president of Bangla Academy, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday at the age of 85. According to family sources, Prof Huq had gone to a restaurant in Mirpur for a family gathering in the afternoon when...

Khosru orders total overhaul of BBS

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday directed officials to modernise the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to strengthen the country's statistical system and support evidence-based policymaking.He instructed overhauling the national statistical organisation by updating its organisational structure and recruitment rules, expanding research opportunities and establishing a...

PM orders action plan to boost Bangladesh's carbon credits

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to prepare an action plan to increase Bangladesh's carbon credits by reducing carbon emissions and making better use of opportunities in the international carbon markets, reports UNB.He gave the directive at a meeting on climate change at the Prime Minister's...