Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Wednesday on the new law of value added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty (SD) urged the government to simplify the law and rules and exempt food, education and health from the tax regime....
Sayed Kamaluddin | 2014-12-10 00:00:00
Apart from India-Pakistan friction which practically derailed late last month's Kathmandu SAARC Summit, it has also brought forth in the open New Delhi's efforts to make South Asia a viable counterweight to China and limit Beijing's role in the region....
Eminent economist Prof Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud was accorded a reception on Wednesday for his outstanding contributions to the country's economy through his works and researches. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and vernacular business daily Banik Barta jointly accorded the...
Dan Mozena | 2014-12-10 00:00:00
I grew up on a dairy farm in Iowa and spent my formative years milking cows, slopping hogs and helping Dad grow and harvest our maize, oats and alfalfa crops. Although Dad had little formal education, he was a progressive...
The global economy will grow by more than 3 per cent in 2015 and 2016, the United Nations predicted on Wednesday, but that growth will be uneven in some regions. The UN's annual economic report says growth edged up in...
Targets, financial or otherwise, that are set by the government, do usually evoke scepticism. Failure to meet targets more often than not is to blame for this. The private sector players are not used to fixing sectoral or industry-wise targets...
The government on Wednesday suspended movement of all water transports on Shyala River route until further notice due to sinking of an oil tanker. The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial emergency meeting in the conference room of the Shipping...
Abdul Bayes | 2014-12-10 00:00:00
There is a wide variation in perceptions as to whether rural people are better-off now than before. The question mark is still there despite the fact that Bangladesh has emerged as a development puzzle in all available discourses. The non-income...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban. During the meet, the Prime Minister apprised the President of the outcome of her recent visits to Nepal and Malaysia, President's press secretary Ihsanul...
Quazi Faruque Ahmed | 2014-12-10 00:00:00
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights containing 30 Articles was proclaimed 66 years ago on this day, December 10, by the United Nations General Assembly, followed by its decision in 1950 to observe the Human Rights Day on the date...
The flora and fauna of the Sundarbans and its ecology are in danger as the furnace oil from a sunken oil tanker in a river of the word’s largest mangrove forest continues to spill over fresh areas since the authorities...
High interest rate is hurting our economy and the government has also made its intention clear about reducing it. But no concrete steps are being taken to make it effective. Enough money is now lying idle in banks as the...
The World Cup Cricket tournament is only two months away and the sports-loving people of our country are eagerly waiting along with the rest of the world for this mega event to commence. The tournament will start from 14th February...
Bangladesh is one of the world's leading apparel manufacturers and has been doing this business for several decades with pride and dignity. The Dhaka International Apparel Summit -2014 will go down as a milestone in our RMG history. It will...
M S Siddiqui | 2014-12-10 00:00:00
The issues of corruption and good governance have evoked concerns in different quarters in Bangladesh. Corruption is widespread in many developing countries and has been identified as a national problem everywhere. The media have attracted lots of attention over corruption...
Md Jamal Hossain from Denver, USA | 2014-12-10 00:00:00
When somebody initiates a discussion noting ours is a resource-scarce country, and that the scarcity of resources is one of the main stumbling blocks to development, we feel tempted to wonder and ask: are we really a resource-poor country or...
Security has been stepped up at US facilities around the world ahead of the release of a report expected to reveal details of harsh CIA interrogations, the White House says, reports BBC. Embassies and other sites were taking precautions amid...
HONG KONG, Dec 9 (AFP): Hong Kong authorities are preparing for the final clearance of the city's main pro-democracy protest site after more than two months, reports said Tuesday, with an injunction paving the way for bailiffs to swoop. A...
BAGHDAD, Dec 9 (AFP): Iraq appealed to visiting Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Tuesday for the United States to escalate its air war against the Islamic State group and to provide more powerful weapons. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi made the...
DONETSK, Ukraine, Dec 9 (AFP): Planned peace talks between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were postponed on Tuesday but a ceasefire appeared to be largely holding along the frontline in the ex-Soviet republic's war-shattered east. The Ukrainian foreign ministry said negotiations...
SAN JULIAN, Philippines, Dec 9 (AFP): A giant storm left the Philippines Tuesday after killing at least 27 people and devastating remote coastal towns, but the government won praise for unprecedented preparations that were credited for saving lives. Hagupit hit...
GENEVA, Dec 9 (AFP): The number of people dying from malaria has almost halved since 2000, although progress in West Africa risks being reversed by the Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. The UN agency also warned of...
Militant linked to attack on Bhutto killed in Karachi: police KARACHI, Dec 9: Police in Pakistan said Tuesday they had killed a Taliban commander responsible for a bomb attack in 2007 that killed 139 people in a botched attempt to...
Surjo Tarun notched a massive 260-run victory over Bangladesh Boys in a match of the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Cricket League at the Dhaka University ground in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Batting first after winning the toss, Surjo Tarun...
ADELAIDE, Dec 9 (AFP): Australia's David Warner dedicated his stirring century to tragic team-mate Phillip Hughes Tuesday as emotions over the batsman's death dominated the delayed first Test against India. Warner's determined 145 off 163 balls, studded with glances to...
GAIBANDHA, Dec 9 (BSS): Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gold Cup Football Tournament-2014, organised by District Sports Association (DSA), ended here at the Shah Abdul Hamid Stadium of the town Monday. The final match of the tournament was held between Dinajpur Zila...
DUBAI, Dec 9 (AFP): Sri Lanka's Sachitra Senanayake and Kane Williamson of New Zealand were cleared to resume bowling in international cricket Tuesday after their actions were declared legal. Both spinners underwent remedial work and re-tests of their bowling after...
Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Police retained their winning run in the Victory Day Kabaddi beating their rivals at the Kabaddi Stadium in the city Tuesday, reports UNB. Bangladesh Army outplayed Fire Service by 66-10 points with five creditable lonas while...
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