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No more tax holiday extensions: NBR

The government is moving to phase out long-standing tax holidays, signalling a shift towards a more uniform and compliance-driven tax regime. The focus is now on ensuring that all businesses contribute, rather than relying on exemptions, to attract investment, officials say.The stance comes amid growing pressure from industry groups seeking...

PM reaffirms strong commitment to press freedom

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, during a meeting with members of the Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) on Tuesday, expressed his government's strong stance on ensuring press freedom."He (Prime Minister) said his government believes in press freedom. He also expressed his government's firm stance in favour of press freedom," said...

Commodity prices static, no reason to worry: Muktadir

Commerce Minister Khandker Abdul Muktadir Tuesday said the supply and stock of essential goods in the country are stable and there is no reason for concern.He made the remarks on the day after a taskforce meeting on commodity prices.He said the government wants to assure people, through the media, that...

Land feud may be behind Naogaon family killings

A brutal killing of four members of a family, including two children, in a remote village of Naogaon's Niamatpur Upazila has raised suspicions of a land dispute, according to relatives, with a chilling message found on a wall further fuelling the theory, reports bdnews24.comPolice have detained the father, two sisters,...

After large sum wasted, project now stands cancelled

Some Tk 1.54 billion from the public exchequer has gone down the drain as the Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) has cancelled the 15-kilometre elevated road project in Kishoreganj's haor area after spending the money, sources say.The project, originally approved with an estimated cost of Tk 56.51 billion during the Awami...

Fuel queues ease as supply rises after price hike

Vehicle queues at filling stations across the capital began to ease on Tuesday following an increase in fuel supply and a drop in demand after a steep price hike of Tk 15-Tk 20 per litre.Visits to several petrol pumps in areas including Jatrabari, Motijheel, Malibagh, Moghbazar and Tejgaon showed shorter...

Urgent import of 175,000-tonne oils approved

Government's purchase body approves urgent procurement of 175,000 tonnes of fuel oils to face the fallouts from the Mideast turmoil, as queues to filling stations have little respite.The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, in its meeting Tuesday with Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair, also...

Govt to brief nation on its activities every week: Info adviser

Information and Broadcasting Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Zahed Ur Rahman Tuesday said the government would brief the nation every week on its activities and latest developments.Speaking to reporters at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital, he also said misinformation and propaganda would be addressed and clarified regularly through...

3 more children die of measles, symptoms

Three more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms with the health authorities reporting 1,347 new cases in the past 24 hours until 8:0am on Tuesday.Of the fatalities, one was confirmed as a measles case, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) daily bulletin.Among the new infected ones,...