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NBR to amend draft VAT law after talks with businesses

Doulot Akter Mala | 2011-04-05 00:00:00

Doulot Akter MalaThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) will amend the draft law on the value added tax (VAT), in line with the suggestions of the business leaders and chamber bodies, following the latter's sharp reactions to some of the...

Campaign for crucial West Bengal elections kicks off

Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury | 2011-04-05 00:00:00

Zaglul Ahmed ChowdhuryCampaign for the much-awaited crucial state assembly elections in the Indian state of West Bengal has been launched with main contenders for power accusing each other on a variety of issues and promising better time, should they get...

Five firms short-listed for building Padma Bridge

Munima Sultana | 2011-04-05 00:00:00

Munima SultanaFive international companies from China, Korea and India are going to participate in the bidding for the country's longest bridge construction across the river Padma with the tender likely to be called by this month. World Bank (WB), which...

SEC largely responsible for stock market scam

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2011-04-05 00:00:00

Mohammad MufazzalThe securities regulator is largely responsible for the recent stock market scam as it created opportunities for vested quarters to make their fortunes by indulging in illegal practices. This was stated by the chief of the committee, now investigating...

'Diesel crisis resolved in N-region'

RANGPUR, Apr 3 (BSS): Divisional Commiss | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Apr 3 (BSS): Divisional CommissThey asked media members to give correct information on the women policy. They called upon all to remain alert against the vested quarters engaged in spreading false and fabricated information to the people to create...

Formation of sericulture department planned

Talha Bin Habib | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Talha Bin Habib The government plans to establish 'Department of Sericulture' to give boost to the silk sector, ministry officials said Sunday. To this effect, a five-member committee has been formed to prepare a report on the objective of the...

Formation of sericulture department planned

Talha Bin Habib | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Talha Bin Habib The government plans to establish 'Department of Sericulture' to give boost to the silk sector, ministry officials said Sunday. To this effect, a five-member committee has been formed to prepare a report on the objective of the...

Formation of sericulture department planned

Talha Bin Habib | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Talha Bin Habib The government plans to establish 'Department of Sericulture' to give boost to the silk sector, ministry officials said Sunday. To this effect, a five-member committee has been formed to prepare a report on the objective of the...

Audit of mobile cos' financial reports from next week

Jamal Uddin | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Jamal UddinTwo chartered accountant (CA) firms appointed by the telecom regulatory body, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), will start auditing financial reports of mobile operators from next week. The two firms are Ahmed Zaker & Co and Fazal & Co....

AHZ unveils Tk 30b investment in dairy, processed, pre-cooked food

Syful Islam | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Syful IslamProcessed food firm, AHZ Agro Industries, unveiled a plan to invest 30 billion taka in dairy, food supplements and pre-cooked food to cash in on soaring demand of their products at home and abroad. The company, which markets 35...

Formation of sericulture department planned

Talha Bin Habib | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Talha Bin Habib The government plans to establish 'Department of Sericulture' to give boost to the silk sector, ministry officials said Sunday. To this effect, a five-member committee has been formed to prepare a report on the objective of the...

Audit of mobile cos' financial reports from next week

Jamal Uddin | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Jamal UddinTwo chartered accountant (CA) firms appointed by the telecom regulatory body, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), will start auditing financial reports of mobile operators from next week. The two firms are Ahmed Zaker & Co and Fazal & Co....

Shun hartal, Minister urges IOJ

State Minister for Religious Affairs has | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs has"If there is anything in the National Women Development Policy that contradicts with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SM), it could be changed through discussions," Mohammad Shahjahan Miah said Sunday. Addressing a...

Shun hartal, Minister urges IOJ

State Minister for Religious Affairs has | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs has"If there is anything in the National Women Development Policy that contradicts with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SM), it could be changed through discussions," Mohammad Shahjahan Miah said Sunday. Addressing a...

Indian commerce minister due in city April 26

Badrul Ahsan | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Badrul AhsanIndian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma is due to arrive in the capital on April 26 for a two-day official visit to boost bilateral trade and investment, foreign ministry sources said. "We are yet to finalise the modus...

Jute pulp use beckons bright future for paper production NBPM set to use it as raw material

Munima Sultana | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Munima SultanaThe government is considering reopening of the debt-ridden North Bengal Paper Mills (NBPM) after a study team found the use of jute pulp feasible for meeting its large requirement as a raw material, officials said Sunday. The mill, also...

Shun hartal, Minister urges IOJ

State Minister for Religious Affairs has | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs has"If there is anything in the National Women Development Policy that contradicts with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SM), it could be changed through discussions," Mohammad Shahjahan Miah said Sunday. Addressing a...

Shun hartal, Minister urges IOJ

State Minister for Religious Affairs has | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs has"If there is anything in the National Women Development Policy that contradicts with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SM), it could be changed through discussions," Mohammad Shahjahan Miah said Sunday. Addressing a...

BF and money whitening opportunity

Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Shamsul Huq Zahid Extraordinary problems demand extraordinary solutions. This argument might have prompted the government to float a Tk.50 billion open-ended mutual fund, named, the Bangladesh Fund (BF), to help rescue a plunging stock market. The state-owned Investment Corporation of...

Shun hartal, Minister urges IOJ

State Minister for Religious Affairs has | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs has"If there is anything in the National Women Development Policy that contradicts with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SM), it could be changed through discussions," Mohammad Shahjahan Miah said Sunday. Addressing a...

Agriculture sector reforms needed

farm inputs, including fertilizers and p | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

farm inputs, including fertilizers and phigher had not the government provided some amount of subsidy Anu Mahmud Against a looming global food crisis apprehended as a result of a seven per cent shrinkage in world cereal stock, as predicted by...

Corporate culture of mergers and acquisitions in Bangladesh

Muktadir-Al-Mukit | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Muktadir-Al-MukitWhy does the culture of corporate restructuring exist in the western world? The answer was well given by Saul Steinberg, founder of Reliance Group Holdings: "there were tremendous values in a lot of companies that shareholders were not getting. So...

Shun hartal, Minister urges IOJ

State Minister for Religious Affairs has | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs has"If there is anything in the National Women Development Policy that contradicts with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SM), it could be changed through discussions," Mohammad Shahjahan Miah said Sunday. Addressing a...

Shun hartal, Minister urges IOJ

State Minister for Religious Affairs has | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Religious Affairs has"If there is anything in the National Women Development Policy that contradicts with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (SM), it could be changed through discussions," Mohammad Shahjahan Miah said Sunday. Addressing a...

BoP to remain underpressure until Q3

Siddique Islam | 2011-04-04 00:00:00

Siddique Islam Pressure on the country's overall balance of payments (BoP) has increased in recent months due to widening trade gap, lower growth of inward remittance and deficit balance in the financial account. The BoP entered the negative territory in...

Europe's not so eternal triangles

will say. But occasionally politics dema | 2011-04-02 00:00:00

will say. But occasionally politics dema Philip Stephens Europe can be a confusing place. Germany and France have been marching in step towards something resembling European economic government. They are at missiles drawn when it comes to Muammer Gaddafi. Britain...

Cricket that hurt a nation

application and commitment are the essen | 2011-04-02 00:00:00

application and commitment are the essenCapt. Husain Imam When Bangladesh were, to the shock of the entire nation, bundled out with only 58 runs on the board against the West Indies in less than 19 overs in the first round...

Water, woes and ways

as water in this case); sustainability w | 2011-04-02 00:00:00

as water in this case); sustainability wfinally, close monitoring and supervision is needed to avert free riding and adverse selection, writes Abdul Bayes There is a proverb: water, water everywhere but not a single drop to drink. In our early...

ADB agrees to resume lending for BR

Munima Sultana | 2011-04-02 00:00:00

Munima SultanaThe Asian Development Bank has agreed to release US $150 million for the development of Bangladesh Railway, breaking a two-year deadlock over the fate of a key infrastructure scheme, officials said Saturday. They said the Manila-based development lender announced...

Vietnam accused over human rights

Ben Bland | 2011-04-02 00:00:00

Ben BlandFT Syndication Service HANOI: Human Rights Watch, a New York-based campaign group, has accused the Vietnamese government of intensifying the violent repression of minority religious groups in the Central Highlands region. In a report released late this week, Human...