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DGHS to set up 170 city health centres in Dhaka, Chattogram

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) is going to establish 170 city health centres in the metropolitan areas of Dhaka and Chattogram within the next three years to address serious health-service deficiency in urban areas.The Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare proposed a project...

Trade deficit in Jul-Feb widens on falling exports

Bangladesh's trade deficit widened significantly during July-February of the current fiscal year as merchandise exports declined while imports increased.The trade deficit stood at $16.9 billion during the period under review, up from $13.7 billion in the same period a year earlier, according to balance-of- payments (BoP) data prepared by the...

Motorists wait in long queues, passing time by sitting

Motorists wait in long queues, passing time by sitting, leaning on their vehicles and chatting near a filling station at Asad Gate in the capital on Thursday amid panic buying. — FE Photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman

Businesses for widening tax net, raising tax-free income threshold to Tk 0.5m

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 09: National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said the tax authority is moving towards a system where liabilities will be assessed based on actual income rather than upfront collections at the import stage. The system is being modernised to encourage those who are hesitant...

Early shop closures weigh on Pahela Baishakh-driven SMEs

A vast majority of small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) fear their investments centred on Pahela Baishakh celebrations are at risk due to the government decision to enforce early-evening shop closures.Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year, is the country's largest and most inclusive festival, driving significant consumer spending across the retail...

Court issues warrants in export proceeds fraud

A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against five individuals, including senior executives of logistics firms and foreign buyers, over allegations of embezzling export proceeds totalling US$331,096 from Bangladesh's garment sector. The case highlights growing concerns over financial irregularities in international trade transactions.Industry leaders warn that such incidents not only...

Seven more die in measles, symptoms cases

Seven more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, as infections continued to rise, according to health authorities on Thursday.With the latest fatalities, 23 children have died from measles in the country since March 15.In addition, 143 more children have died with measles-like symptoms during...