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NBR meets stakeholders April 26 to clarify terms

Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

The revenue board has taken a move to clarify the legal provisions on deduction of tax at source on capital gains of companies and partnership firms from the stock market. Implementation of the new tax measure has been halted following...

Next ADP will be worth Tk 1.0 trillion: Kamal

FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal Monday said the size of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year (2015-16) would be Tk1.0 trillion. "We will keep aside Tk200- Tk250 billion allocations for mega projects in next year's ADP...

Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

2015-04-21 00:00:00

‘Online VAT collection system to help increase revenue collection’

FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

Speakers at a seminar on Monday expressed the hope that introduction of online based VAT collection system would be business-friendly. It would also help increase revenue collection, they said at a seminar organised by Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate, Dhaka...

Rescued BD citizen under treatment in Italy

FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

A Bangladeshi national, rescued from a sunken boat in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya coast on Saturday, is now undergoing treatment at a hospital in Sicily, Italy. But the identity of the rescued could not be known immediately, foreign ministry...

50 claims made by Rana Plaza victims still remain unresolved

FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

Nearly 50 claims made by the Rana Plaza victims are yet to be resolved, although two years have already elapsed since the tragic incident, according to the data released on Monday. Rana Plaza Claims Administration (RPCA) said 2,839 out of...

Sonali Bank chair quits

FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

Prof AHM Habibur Rahman has stepped down as chairman of the Sonali Bank Limited on 'personal grounds'-over eight months before end of his tenure. "Yes, I (have) submitted the resignation letter to the Bank and Financial Institutions Division of the...

Photo: A protest programme against sexual assault on women

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Mayor candidates promise to resolve city\\\'s problems

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Five mayoral candidates of the two city corporations in Dhaka who attended a roundtable on Monday promised to work sincerely for resolving the city's myriads of problems if they get elected, reports UNB. The Daily Prothom Alo organised the roundtable,...

Continue search for Salahuddin: HC

2015-04-21 00:00:00

High Court (HC) has instructed authorities to carry searching for 'missing' BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, reports bdnews24.com. It also ordered police to file a report every month on the progress of the search for the next six months. The bench...

CCC poll campaign on in full swing

2015-04-21 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Apr  20 (BSS): Ruling Awami League (AL)-blessed mayoral candidate AJM Nasir Uddin said on Monday he will turn the city into modern, healthy and business-friendly one, if elected. Nasir said this while addressing street rallies at the city's Patherghata,...

EC to take steps, if complaint lodged

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Election Commission (EC) Secretary Sirazul Islam said on Monday the commission will take steps if it receives any complaint over the obstruction created to Khaleda Zia's electioneering for her party-backed candidates in the city polls, reports UNB. "If any complaint...

ICT\\\'s order against Tajul, others on May 4

2015-04-21 00:00:00

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Monday set May 4 to pass an order whether to initiate contempt of court proceedings against advocate Tajul Islam and five leaders of Jamaat and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, reports BSS. Earlier...

Magura-1 by-polls on May 30

2015-04-21 00:00:00

The by-election to Magura-1 constituency will be held on May 30, reports UNB. Election Commission secretary Sirazul Islam announced the poll schedule at a press briefing at the Election Commission Secretariat on Monday. According to the schedule, the deadline for...

Jamaat leader shot dead in Pabna

Our Correspondent | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

PABNA, Apr 20: A union level Jamaat leader was shot and hacked to death by assailants at a remote area in Pabna Sadar upazila on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Md Shariful Islam, 45, son of Adu Sheikh,...

I am not getting equal scope in campaign for polls: Khokon

2015-04-21 00:00:00

It was the BNP, which alleged of not getting a level playing field for candidates, it endorsed for the April 28 city polls, reports bdnews24.com. But now Awami League-backed mayor aspirant Sayeed Khokon said he is denied that. The Dhaka...

Verdict against Syed Hasan Ali any day

2015-04-21 00:00:00

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 is all set to pronounce judgment in the trial of fugitive Syed Hasan Ali, known as 'Razakar Daroga' for his crimes against humanity committed during the War of Liberation in Tarail area of Kishoreganj, on...

\\\'Shahid Commissioner\\\' granted bail

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Once a listed criminal, Md Saidur Rahman Shahid alias Shahid Commissioner has been granted bail under the Arms Act, reports bdnews24. Dhaka Metropolitan Special Tribunal- 5 judge Ruhul Amin granted him bail on Monday after his lawyer moved the bail...

AL leader among 3 hurt in Jessore bomb attack

2015-04-21 00:00:00

JESSORE, April 20 (UNB): Three people, including a local Awami League (AL) leader, received injuries in a bomb attack in Bejpara area of the district town on Sunday night. The injured were identified as Mohsin Ali (45), son of Ejaj...

Photo: Afroza Abbas unveiling election manifesto

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Photo: Sayeed Khokon addressing a street rally

2015-04-21 00:00:00

PM leaves Dhaka today to attend Asia-Africa Summit

FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka today (Tuesday) for Indonesia, where she will join other Asian and African leaders at the Asia-Africa Summit that begins tomorrow (Wednesday) in its capital Jakarta. The five-day (April 22-24) summit is aimed at re-energising...

136 more BD nationals return home today

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Another batch of 136 Ban-gladeshi nationals, including five women and five children evacuated from Yemen, will return home today (Tuesday) night, reports UNB. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will go to Djibouti and is expected to return to...

Bring molesters to justice: NHRC

2015-04-21 00:00:00

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanded on Monday that all those involved in sexual assaults on women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University (DU) campus be brought to justice immediately, reports UNB. "The Commission clearly states that...

Five LGED staff members grilled

FE Report | 2015-04-21 00:00:00

The Anti-corruption Co-mmission (ACC) interrogated on Monday five staff members of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in connection with a graft allegation raised against its former chief engineer Wahidur Rahman. ACC deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shebly questioned them...

2 held with pistol, heroin in city

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two people along with pistol, bullets and heroin from the city's Arambagh area early Monday, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Bapparaz (35) and Mukta (45).  Tipped off, a...

Man killed in Ctg road accident

2015-04-21 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Apr 20 (BSS): A Pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Tempoo in Kazirhat area under Chandgaon thana in the city at 8:00 am on Monday. The victim was identified as Santhosh Dey (45), son of Dulal Dey,...

Independence Day observed by BD HC in S\\\'pore

2015-04-21 00:00:00

Bangladesh High Commission (HC) in Singapore celebrated the 45th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh in a befitting manner, reports UNB. The Bangladesh HC observed the day on April 17 instead of March 26 as the Singaporean government declared a...

Nor\\\'wester affects 17,000 families

2015-04-21 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Apr 20 (BSS): Over 17,000 families in 46 unions under six upazilas of the district were badly affected by the Saturday's Nor'wester. The upazilas are My-mensingh Sadar, Muktagcha, Phulbaria, Gafargaon, Bhaluka and Trishal, according to the assessment made by...

4 injured in AC compressor blast in city

2015-04-21 00:00:00

At least four workers were injured as the compressor of an Air Conditioner (AC) exploded at an electronic alliance repairing shop in Mogbazar area of the city on Monday, reports UNB. The injured Masum Hossain (20), son of Delwar Hossain,...