FE Report | 2015-05-11 00:00:00
The payment system of value added tax (VAT) and tax should be simplified, said businessmen at a workshop on Sunday. They also suggested for a system of package VAT for the small traders. Dhaka Shilpa Malik Samity (DSMS) in partnership...
Islamic Finance and Investment Ltd., a renowned Shariah based Non-Banking Islamic financial institution signed an agreement with Millennium Information Solution Ltd. at its head office Sunday, said a press release. Under this agreement, Millennium will deploy its flagship product "Ababil",...
Dutch-Bangla Bank organized a day-long workshop on "Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing - Review of Combating Ability" for the branch managers, deputy managers and BAMLCOs of the Bank, said a press release. M. Mahfuzur Rahman, Executive Director and...
FE Report | 2015-05-11 00:00:00
Tenure of the Shahjalal Fertiliser Project (SFP) in Fenchuganj of Sylhet is likely to be extended by one year as necessary construction work at the project site is yet to be completed, officials said. The overall construction of the SFP...
Smartphone lovers eyeing to use the latest Samsung Galaxy S6 now have a new option to own one as Samsung Bangladesh has introduced Smart Exchange. Through the offer users can exchange their old smartphone for a brand new Galaxy S6,...
Monira Munni | 2015-05-11 00:00:00
International Labour Organisation (ILO) will not bear the cost of initial assessment of the garment factories in Bangladesh after the expiry of its July 31 revised deadline. However, ILO is now planning to shift the post-inspection responsibility to the government...
RAJSHAHI, May 10 (BSS) : Speakers at a banking related review meeting asked the zonal managers of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) to speed up its farmer-level lending activities. This will help boost agricultural production to meet the gradually increasing...
GAIBANDHA, May 10 (BSS) : A five-day training on capacity building for the small industry owners has begun at the auditorium of Zila Parishad of the town here on Saturday with a call to run their industries with efficiency. Engineering...
RANGAMATI, May 10 (BSS) : A 6-day training on sericulture farming began at Chandraghona Regional Sericulture Research Centre under Kaptai upazila of the district Sunday to turn hapless self-reliants. Senior research officer of the Institute Dr Mohammad Rahman and Mohammad...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-05-11 00:00:00
The central bank has advised the tax authorities to make the revenue earned from investment in the zero-coupon bonds by banks, financial institutions (FIs) and insurance companies tax-free. The BB governor Dr Atiur Rahman made the suggestion in a recently-sent...
Syful Islam | 2015-05-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh has not received any positive response from India regarding its demand on removal of five non-tariff barriers (NTBs) and para-tariff barriers (NTBs), officials said. The Indian High Commission has recently forwarded a letter to foreign ministry responding to Dhaka's...
Pankaj Dastider | 2015-05-11 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, May 10: Some international quarters have taken a stance against Bangladesh's ship-breaking industry citing concerns on the safety and environment fronts. The Norwegian Ship Owners' Association (NSA) at a recent convention in Singapore advised its members not to allow...
FE Report | 2015-05-11 00:00:00
The government will cast wide tax net to cover rural areas for enhancing revenues as Finance Minister AMA Muhith said people in the countryside are now capable of paying taxes. "More tax offices will be set up in the upazila...
At least 20 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra Union (BCU) were injured as police charged baton on them while trying to besiege the DMP Commissioner's office, reports UNB. They were protesting the assaults on women on Pahela Baishakh near...
Mehdi Mahbub | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
Vietnam, a south-east Asian country with around 91 million people living in an area of 332,698 square kilometres celebrated last week 40 years of the fall of Saigon (presently Ho Chi Minh city) that ended the Vietnam war. The Vietnam...
Mohammad Amjad Hossain from Virginia, USA | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
Geographically, Bang-ladesh is located at a strategic point making the country important to regional powers in particular and big powers in general. India's troubled north-east region is practically isolated from the rest of the country. This has made India weak...
When Indian Prime Minister Modi's long-awaited visit to Bangladesh will take place, possibly as early as the next month, it will be on the heel of a positive development. It was a landmark event when the upper house - Rajya...
Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
As Bangladesh has immense potential in attracting travellers, due to its rich cultural heritage and famous tourist spots, the government is reported to be planning to raise foreign tourist arrivals by 70 per cent to 1.0 million by 2016 through...
Shihab Sarkar | 2015-05-10 00:00:00
It is the varieties in its nature, temperament and convictions that make the human race so wonderful. A few people, say Shakespeare, were able to muster the ability to narrate man in his or her full glories and beauty. Remember...
On May 01, 2015, I was travelling to Dhaka from Rajshahi by a train called Padma Express. My wife and three children were with me. I booked an AC compartment having four sleeping berths so that we could have a...
Salman Khan, the popular Hindi movie superstar, has recently been awarded 5-year jail term for killing a person and injuring five others in 2002 when he was drunk while driving. The case caught instant media attention. Being an ardent fan...
Summer is my favourite season as we can enjoy many kinds of mouth-watering summer fruits during this season. Children also enjoy it as they get a long summer vacation. Often their parents take them to their respective villages where children...
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