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NBR to gradually rationalise 60 tariff lines by 2026

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to gradually rationalise and bring under the bound rate by 2026 some 60 tariff lines where the addition of customs duty and other duties and charges exceed the bound tariff, reports UNB."The NBR has also identified 60 tariff lines where...

Titumir College students postpone demo

FE REPORTStudents of Government Titumir College suspended their protest on Tuesday until next seven working days following government assurances that their demand for upgrading their institution to a university will be evaluated.Responding to a government call for a dialogue, a 14-member delegation of students visited the Ministry of Education and...

Three HC judges resign

Three judges of the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court (SC) resigned on Tuesday. The judges are - Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury, Justice A K M Zahirul Hoque and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque. They have been relieved of their judicial duties since 22 August 2019 after a probe...

Yunus envisions 'EU-like' relations between BD, India

Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser (CA) to Bangladesh's interim government, has outlined his vision for a closer relationship with neighbouring India, grounded on economic principles like the freedom of trade and movement espoused by the European Union, reports bdnews24.com.In an interview with Indian daily The Hindu, Yunus described India and Bangladesh...

NOAB airs grave concern

FE REPORT The Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB), in a meeting on Tuesday, expressed grave concern over the government's decision to cancel accreditation cards of over one hundred journalists. The newspaper owners' platform thinks that the step presents a 'not-so-good image' of the interim government that is promise-bound to...

Energy transition, climate financing key to BD's prosperity: Rizwana

Bangladesh is revising its energy policies to transition from fossil fuel-based energy to renewables, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Syeda Rizwana Hasan said Tuesday.She emphasised the critical importance of energy transitions and climate financing for Bangladesh's sustainable development during the discussion.High import tariffs are...

HC wants to know legal status of Orinon's Obaidul Karim

FE REPORT The High Court (HC) on Tuesday wanted to know the legal status of Orion Group founder Obaidul Karim.During the hearing in a case, an HC bench of Justice Ahmed Sohel asked his lawyer to know legal status of the businessman and inform it to the court.On October 22...

Weather may remain dry today,,..

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met office.Night temperature may fall slightly over Rangpur division and it may remain nearly unchanged elsewhere over the country. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.Light to moderate...

News in Brief -2024-11-20

56 people enter BD fleeing Myanmar As many as 56 indigenous people have entered the Bangladesh territory through the Naikhongchhari upazila border in Bandarban district after escaping from Myanmar amid war and violence. The batch containing 56 people from the Chakma and Tanchangya communities walked in via the Baishfari border...