Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
The country's publicly-listed commercial banks, insurance companies and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) are likely to see a cut in their corporate income tax rates by 2.5 percentage points in the upcoming fiscal year, sources concerned said. The government may cut...
FE Report | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
Pass rate in the country's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations has declined by 4.3 percentage points this year, compared to the previous results. This year, out of 1,473,594 examinees, some 1,282,618 students cleared the secondary level public...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lamented that the media has not realised the importance of solution to the land boundary issue with Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com. "Had this been elsewhere in the world this would have been cited as an...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
Country's financial services sector has been passing through volatile period with its growth dropping below the double-digit mark after an impressive performance three years back, for reasons that include, according analysts, some major banking scams. Financial analysts said the growth...
The cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh on the prevention of human trafficking and speedy prosecution. "The union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval for signing of an MoU on prevention...
Dhaka Customs officials seized on Saturday 7,000 mobile phone sets worth Tk 200 million (Tk 20 crore) from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Based on a tip-off a team of Dhaka Customs seized the mobile phone sets from the cargo area...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
The government has projected expansion of Bangladesh's manufacturing sector in the next fiscal year and a rise in its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The assumptions came in the budget documents prepared for June 04 presentation in parliament....
Yasir Wardad | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
The government is set to purchase some key materials-tents and tarpaulins-worth Tk 1.0 billion (100 crore) as a precautionary measure against disasters like earthquakes that have shaken major cities over the past few months. Earthquake experts forecast that the main...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday her government would remain steadfast in formulating and enforcing laws to enhance food and agriculture production and ensure food and nutritional security for all, reports BSS. Inaugurating the three-day "South Asia Right to...
FE Report | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed his confidence that the country will be free from poverty and emerge as one of leading world economies well before the stipulated time in 2030 and 2050 respectively. He said the government is...
FE Report | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) announced an alternative budget of Tk 6.325 trillion for the next fiscal year (FY) 2015-16. The budgetary outlay is twice the size the government is likely to propose for the year. And the association of...
FE Report | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jute Mills Association (BJMA) called upon the authorities concerned to provide loans worth Tk 5.0 billion at a single digit interest for purchase of machinery and product diversification. In a letter, sent to the Prime Minister's Office on May...
Senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed says restoring democracy in Bangladesh by reforming the party based on its founder Ziaur Rahman's principles is a challenge, reports bdnews24.com. "Democracy is in danger and the big challenge for the BNP is to restore...
The 34th death anniversary of late President Ziaur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was observed across the country on Saturday amid various programmes, reports UNB. BNP leaders and activists, led by party chairperson Khaleda Zia, placed wreaths...
FE Report | 2015-05-31 00:00:00
Rights activists and family members of trafficking victims on Saturday urged the government to take initiatives to rescue all Bangladeshis from the sea and give necessary assistance to the stranded people abroad. They also blamed the administration and law enforcers...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Saturday the results of the SSC and its equivalent examinations would have been much better if the examinations had not been affected by hartal and blockade enforced by the BNP-Jamaat alliance, reports UNB. "Examinees faced...
With the theme 'Stop illicit trade of tobacco products', the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) will be observed in the country and elsewhere across the globe today (Sunday), reports BSS. Every year, World Health Organization (WHO) and partners observe the...
At least seven members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire incident caused by gas stove explosion at a house at Lake Circus Road in the city's Kalabagan area early Saturday, reports UNB. The injured were identified as...
GAZIPUR, May 30 (UNB): Police in a drive arrested five construction workers and a contractor for teasing a number of female students of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College from the college area on Friday. Police said getting complaints from the...
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