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NBR moves to strike off fake TIN holders

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to clean existing TIN (taxpayers' identification number) data-base from mid-May, abolishing fake and inactive taxpayers' registration numbers in a bid to have an actual data of taxpayers. The wide mismatch...

Guidelines for next ADP attach priority to balanced regional dev

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe Planning Commission (PC) has finalised the guidelines and allocation rules for the next annual development programme (ADP), attaching a special priority to promoting balanced regional development, sources said. The other projects to receive priority in areas of resource...

Screen icon Elizabeth Taylor dies

2011-03-24 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Mar 23 (AFP): Legendary Holly­wood actress and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, who captured hearts in "National Velvet" to launch a film career that spanned five decades, has died aged 79. Taylor had been in hospital in Los Angeles...

EC reaffirms commitment to strengthening democracy

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the foundations of democracy, reports UNB. The commitment again came Tuesday while signing a new project that sets out a five year programme...

BNP to hold nationwide rally today

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Opposition BNP will hold rally across the country today (Thursday) to protest the spreading of propaganda in and outside parliament against Ziaur Rahman, Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman, reports UNB. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced...

Diganta Media chairman indicted in tax evasion case

2011-03-24 00:00:00

A metropolitan court today indicted Mir Kashem Ali, chairman of Diganta Media, in a tax evasion case.Mir Kashem pleaded not guilty as special sessions judge Zahirul Haque read out the charge against him. The court fixed April 10 for beginning...

Case against Amar Desh acting editor dismissed

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Metropolitan magistrate court Wednesday dismissed a defamation suit against Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of daily Amar Desh, and others as the plaintiff remained conspicuous from the court during hearing for three consecutive days. Abdul Malek, president of Bangabandhu Foundation, filed...

Two-day DG-level Indo-Bangla talks begin in city

2011-03-24 00:00:00

A two-day Director General level talks between drug control agencies of Bangladesh and India began at Regency hotel in the city Wednesday. Meeting sources said various issues including sharing information of latest routes and spots of drug trafficking across the...

CPC to review Ghorashal peaking power plant project

2011-03-24 00:00:00

The Cabinet Purchase Committee (CPC) will again consider the Power Division's proposal for rejecting the tender of a Chinese company for the Ghorashal 200-300 MW peaking power plant project, reports UNB. The cabinet body, in its meeting on March 3...

Need to form caucus for women in JS stressed

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Kamrun NaharWoman leaders at a recent workshop stressed the need for forming a caucus for women in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) and a united forum of women to fulfil their demands. They said women cannot be empowered in a society...

President for ensuring FFs' welfare

2011-03-24 00:00:00

President M Zillur Rahman Wednesday asked the concerned authorities to continue their efforts for the welfare of the country's valiant freedom fighters (FFs), reports BSS. The President issued the directives when State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Capt (retd) AB...

MoC to request power division to give electricity connections to new RMG units

2011-03-24 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe Ministry of Commerce (MoC) will request the power division to give electricity connections to the newly set up garment factories waiting for many months for getting power supply to start operation, officials said Wednesday. Commerce ministry officials...

Process on to form district council: PM

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad that process was on to form district council in line with the election pledges of the government, reports BSS. Replying to a question during the...

Guidelines for next ADP attach priority to balanced regional dev

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe Planning Commission (PC) has finalised the guidelines and allocation rules for the next annual development programme (ADP), attaching a special priority to promoting balanced regional development, sources said. The other projects to receive priority in areas of resource...

Screen icon Elizabeth Taylor dies

2011-03-24 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Mar 23 (AFP): Legendary Holly­wood actress and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, who captured hearts in "National Velvet" to launch a film career that spanned five decades, has died aged 79. Taylor had been in hospital in Los Angeles...

Govt urged to give protection to telecom sector

2011-03-24 00:00:00

FE ReportSpeakers at a seminar Wednesday urged the government to give protection to the telecom sector for continuing its future growth and strengthen the Information Communication Technology (ICT) of the country. They observed that cell phone is one of the...

World TB Day today

2011-03-24 00:00:00

The World Tuberculosis Day will be observed today (Thursday) in Bangladesh like elsewhere in the world to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB) and the impact it continues to have, both globally and locally, reports UNB. World TB Day was launched...

'Distributorship' takes effect replacing DO system

2011-03-24 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government introduced the new system of 'distributorship' Wednesday for edible oil and sugar trading in a bid to put an end to the influence of middlemen on goods' distribution that leads to the price hike of essentials. The...

PM's help for families of policemen killed in road accident

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina gave Tk 1 million to each of the families of 10 police personnel including three sub-inspectors who were killed in a road accident at Belabo in Narsingdhi in January this year, reports UNB. While they...

SEC seeks MoF views on fees' payment by itself

2011-03-24 00:00:00

FE ReportThe securities regulator has sought the opinion of the ministry of finance (MoF) on the payment of auditors' fees, which the listed companies owe to it, from its own funds to re-audit the suspicious balance sheets of the companies,...

BOU launches 4-yr degree programme

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh Open University (BOU) has introduced a four-year degree programme from the current session. All necessary preparations have been taken for admission of students into the programme from social science, humanities and language school of BOU, said a press release....

3 stalkers fined for assaulting CU female teachers

2011-03-24 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Mar 23: Three stalkers were fined for assaulting two female teachers of Chittagong University (CU) today. A mobile court led by Hathazari Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sheikh Farid Ahmed in presence of the CU proctorial body and Officer-in-Charge of Hathazari...

President for ensuring FFs' welfare

2011-03-24 00:00:00

President M Zillur Rahman Wednesday asked the concerned authorities to continue their efforts for the welfare of the country's valiant freedom fighters (FFs), reports BSS. The President issued the directives when State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Capt (retd) AB...

MoC to request power division to give electricity connections to new RMG units

2011-03-24 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe Ministry of Commerce (MoC) will request the power division to give electricity connections to the newly set up garment factories waiting for many months for getting power supply to start operation, officials said Wednesday. Commerce ministry officials...

Process on to form district council: PM

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad that process was on to form district council in line with the election pledges of the government, reports BSS. Replying to a question during the...

Guidelines for next ADP attach priority to balanced regional dev

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Nazmul AhsanThe Planning Commission (PC) has finalised the guidelines and allocation rules for the next annual development programme (ADP), attaching a special priority to promoting balanced regional development, sources said. The other projects to receive priority in areas of resource...

Screen icon Elizabeth Taylor dies

2011-03-24 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, Mar 23 (AFP): Legendary Holly­wood actress and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, who captured hearts in "National Velvet" to launch a film career that spanned five decades, has died aged 79. Taylor had been in hospital in Los Angeles...

Relocation, not loan, key to end returnees' plight

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Successive political, economic and natural turmoils around the world has posed a great threat to Bangladesh. In this integrated world economy, problem in one country instantly creates problem in the other. Our economy is highly dependent on remittance which is...

Hire Purchase Shirkatul Melk: How it functions

2011-03-24 00:00:00

Among rental based finance the common ones are Lease and Hire Purchase. Arabic terms of them are 'Ijara' and 'Ijara - bil - bai' respectively. Although both of these mechanisms of financing have been allowable in Islamic Banking, in Bangladesh...

'Distributorship' takes effect replacing DO system

2011-03-24 00:00:00

FE ReportThe government introduced the new system of 'distributorship' Wednesday for edible oil and sugar trading in a bid to put an end to the influence of middlemen on goods' distribution that leads to the price hike of essentials. The...