Photo: A view of Art Competition-2014 organised by Beaconhouse School System (BHSS)

NBR pits taxmen against delinquents as IT collection drops by Tk 2.0 billion

Tax officials across the country have been directed to dig out reasons why the ratio of collected taxes was low compared to the number of returns submitted by the deadline by individual taxpayers. Official sources said the instructions came after...

Ghashiakhali dredging unlikely to end by 2015

The authorities made little progress in dredging the Mongla-Ghashiakhali channel as only seven per cent work could be completed even in four years since inception of the key project, officials said. The Shela River, where the cargo vessel-oil tanker collision...

Dhaka for global help to graduate from LDC

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam on Tuesday stressed the importance of global cooperation and partnership between the developed and the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to attain the post-2015 development goals, reports BSS. "A robust framework of global...

Police OC dies during clash

A police officer has slumped dead after suffering a heart attack while tackling a clash between rival factions of auto-rickshaw drivers in Sylhet, reports UNB. At least 15 persons, including policemen, were injured when trouble broke out at Goalabazar at...

CCC fined over bid for hilltop construction

CHITTAGONG, Dec 17: The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) a sum of Tk 0.5 million for illegally constructing Mayor's Bungalow on the top of the Batali Hills in the city. The director of the DoE...

Photo: Islamist group Ansarullah Bangla Team

BD seeks TRIPS waiver extension until 2026

Bangladesh has started lobbying the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to extend the special transition period of the TRIPS agreement on humanitarian grounds so that the country could continue to make cheaper drugs available to poorer sections of people. Trade officials...

Pak PM vows to end terrorism

ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (Agencies): Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif has vowed to rid his country of terrorism after a Taliban attack at a school in Peshawar killed 148 people, mostly children. He spoke after emergency talks with all main political parties...

GDP Growth Planning

Planning for development is more an art than a science. For any objective, good planning consists of setting a feasible target, a strategy to achieve that target, and a road map consisting of specific resources, policies and implementation arrangements to...

WB to give $ 1.07m in loan for dev work

The World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with $1.07 billion in loans for improving primary education, coastal resilience system and nutrition situation for the poor. The Executive Director of the World Bank board in Washington head office endorsed US$400 million...

Capital market spl tribunal starts operation in Jan

The special tribunal, formed to resolve the capital market-related cases, is set to start functioning in early January, 2015. A top official of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) said this Wednesday. "The setup of the tribunal is almost...

ConocoPhillips operation in two deepwater blocks ends

The operation of US oil and gas giant ConocoPhillips in two deepwater blocks - DS-08-10 and DS-08-11 -- came to an end on Monday after three and a half years of signing production-sharing contract (PSC). ConocoPhillips was awarded 70 per...

Report on pay scale to be submitted today

The Pay and Services Commission has finalised a new salary structure for government employees, reports bdnews24.com. It recommended Tk 80,000 as highest salary and Tk 8,200 as lowest. The commission proposed 100 percent increase in salaries for employees at the...

BD may witness upside surprise

Strong domestic demand, supported by 'healthy' remittance inflows, may lead to an 'upside surprise' in Bangladesh (economy) in the current fiscal year, ending on June 30, 2015, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in a new report. The Asian Development...

Photo: Police used water-cannon to foil a demonstration

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EU court orders removal of Hamas from terror list

LUXEMBOURG, Dec 17: The Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas must be removed from the EU's terrorism blacklist, but its assets will stay frozen, a European court ruled on Wednesday. The original listing in 2001 was based not on sound legal...

Three held over four murders

Mymensingh, Dec 17: Police arrested three youths on Wednesday in connection with the gruesome murder of a Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal leader and three members of his family in Lobonkota village under Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh. General secretary of Habirbari union...

RAB arrests 7 including bank staffers over cheque fraud

The RAB says it has arrested seven members of a gang involved in bank frauds. Those arrested include two employees of the Dutch Bangla Bank-its Shantinagar branch's officer Waheduzzaman Sohel and Gulshan branch's security guard Al Amin.     — bdnews24.com

DSE, CSE start positive

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Thursday amid choppy trading, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by...

JL leader dies in road accident

A local Jubo League (JL) leader was killed in a road accident in Mastarbari area in Gazipur city on Wednesday midnight. The dead is Rakib Hossain, 35, joint-secretary of Sadar Upazila unit Jubo League and son of Abdur Rashid of...

New judge for Khaleda graft cases

The government has appointed a new judge for the court, which is trying two corruption cases involving BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her elder son and BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman and others. The Mionistry of Law on Thursday gave...

Cargo sinks in Shitalakkha; 2 missing

A cargo vessel capsized in Shitalakkha River in Gazipur district on Thursday. At least two crew of the sand-laden cargo went missing following the accident. BIWTC and Fire Service and Civil Defence sources said the two, workers of the vessel,...

Asian markets higher

Asian share markets rallied on Thursday after US stocks enjoyed their strongest session this year when the Federal Reserve sounded upbeat on the economy and promised to be patient in removing policy stimulus. The Dow up 1.69 per cent, the...

European shares set to rally

European stocks were set to rise on Thursday, tracking a rally on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve gave an upbeat assessment of the economy and said it would take a patient approach toward raising interest rates. At 0710...

BB to revise CSR policy

Bangladesh Bank has taken a move to revise the CSR policy so that the society gets better financial yields. “We will very soon declare the revised CSR policy to make it more dynamic and time-worthy,” BB Governor Dr Atiur Rahman...

9,822 pass 34th BCS written test

A total of 9,822 candidates have passed the 34th BCS written test. The result was out on Thursday 12noon. When contacted, Bangladesh Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Examinations Controller (cadre) AEM Nesar Uddin confirmed this, saying that 9,822 examinees have been...

1 held with 4 kg hemp in C\\\'nawabganj

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of four kilograms of hemp at Krishnagobindapur Pathanpara village in Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila on Wednesday. The arrested is Jasim Khan, 22, son of Mukul Khan of the village....

Fake doctor, 7 agents jailed

A mobile court in Chapainawabganj sentenced a fake doctor to 2 years’ rigorous imprisonment and his 7 agents to one year’s jail each on Wednesday. The convicts are fake doctor Morshed, son of Abul Kalam of Bahadurpur village of Bheramara...