Amu for easier paperwork
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu urged the tax authority to simplify the process of filling in tax-return forms and their submission in a bid to encourage more people to pay tax.
Many of the people having taxable income avoid paying tax fearing harassment, he added.
The industries minister also urged...
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Going around, coming around
The numbers related to the arms trade are zealously guarded. What comes out does so in terms of country-to-country deals and no reliable information about the ‘leakages’ that take place. That is where it becomes alarming because sophisticated arms find their way into the hands of terrorists, renegade groups and...
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Cabinet body recast to study
The government reconstituted on Wednesday the cabinet committee to study and recommend steps to remove 'inconsistencies' and 'discrepancies' arising out of the 8th National Pay Scale recommendations.
The Cabinet Division in a circular on the day said Finance Minister AMA Muhith will be the convener of the committee.
The members...
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Inter-ministerial meet
accepts NBR proposal
An inter-ministerial meeting on Wednesday accepted a proposal of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to realise Tk 130 in customs duty from a tonne of Indian goods in transit using the land route.
The meeting also accepted a proposal of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) to charge...
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Siddiqur Rahman new BGMEA chief
Siddiqur Rahman, former vice-president of BGMEA, was declared on Wednesday president of the apparel trade-body for 2015-2016.
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Election Board also announced seven other directors as vice presidents (VPs) unopposed, according to a press statement.
The board announced Moinuddin Ahmed as first vice...
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Photo: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
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