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Tax exemptions for API raw material imports      

Tax exemptions for API raw material imports    

-- 2020-02-15 22:00:24

Amidst growing concern over the culture of tax exemptions, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) late last week issued yet another regulatory order waiving advanced income tax (AIT) on chemical compound...

'Khaleda can seek parole only after acknowledging crimes'

'Khaleda can seek parole only after acknowledging crimes'

BSS 2020-02-15 16:47:03

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia could apply for parole only after accepting her crimes.  “The government only can consider her parole, if she (Kha...

BNP activists stage demonstrations at Nayapaltan

BNP activists stage demonstrations at Nayapaltan

UNB 2020-02-15 16:42:28

BNP leaders and activists are staging demonstrations in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office on Saturday afternoon demanding release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. Howeve...

Health-tech start-ups to bridge gap   

Health-tech start-ups to bridge gap  

-- 2020-02-14 21:41:23

When there is already quite a good number of hospitals in the country and more are being built both in the public and private sectors, we are witnessing the contrasting sight of an increasing number o...

Khokon seeks AL's ticket in by-elections

Khokon seeks AL's ticket in by-elections

-- 2020-02-14 19:53:38

Outgoing Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon has set his sights on winning Awami League's nomination to contest the by-elections to the Dhaka-10 parliamentary seat vacated by hi...

78 collect AL forms for by-polls to five seats

78 collect AL forms for by-polls to five seats

BSS 2020-02-14 19:07:29

A total of 78 aspirants collected application forms to get Awami League (AL) tickets to contest in the by-election to five parliamentary seats. The polls will be held in Dhaka-10, Gaibandha-3 and Bag...

Seven seek BNP nomination to contest by-polls to 3 seats

Seven seek BNP nomination to contest by-polls to 3 seats

UNB 2020-02-14 18:09:37

Seven aspirants have bought BNP’s nomination forms to contest the upcoming by-polls to three parliamentary seats in Dhaka, Bagerhat and Gaibandha. They collected the nomination forms from BNP&r...

Court is legal authority to grant Khaleda’s bail: Quader

Court is legal authority to grant Khaleda’s bail: Quader

BSS 2020-02-14 17:51:31

Urging the BNP to shun negative politics, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the court is the legal authority to grant the bail plea o...

Actions to buoy up stock market   

Actions to buoy up stock market  

-- 2020-02-13 22:11:23

That the stock market is not in sync with the country's overall economic performance is an undisputable fact. Even the men in authority do not deny it in public. The finance minister himself some time...

You have done us proud   

You have done us proud  

-- 2020-02-12 22:13:40

Where the celebrated senior cricketers fell short, the under-19 unsung boys made the dream come true. They are the world champions in the 50-over version of cricket. Their achievement is the first of...

We demand Khaleda's release to save her life: Fakhrul

We demand Khaleda's release to save her life: Fakhrul

-- 2020-02-12 17:42:13

BNP's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said at this moment their main goal is to save BNP chief Khaleda Zia's life. “We want to free her and save her life and then bring her be...

Business leader Mohiuddun seeks AL ticket for Dhaka-10 by polls

Business leader Mohiuddun seeks AL ticket for Dhaka-10 by polls

-- 2020-02-12 17:40:02

Business leader Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin is seeking to run with the Awami League ticket for Dhaka-10 in the by-election to the parliamentary seat vacated by mayor-elect Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh. The r...

Catering for required skill

Catering for required skill

-- 2020-02-11 21:19:52

Skill development has of late come under intense focus. The reasons are obvious: migrant workers are returning home in droves from some of the popular destinations and foreign consultants and skilled...

Family demands Khaleda's release on humanitarian grounds

Family demands Khaleda's release on humanitarian grounds

-- 2020-02-11 19:02:10

The family members of detained BNP chief Khaleda Zia have urged the government to release her on humanitarian grounds for her advanced medical treatment. After visiting her at the BSMMU hospital in D...

A hard time for landphones   

A hard time for landphones  

-- 2020-02-10 22:18:20

The trend of letters sent and received through postal service has long been on decline in the country. For exchanging mails, people now find the digital medium more convenient. Emails are replacing le...

Lighter vessel deficit a hindrance   

Lighter vessel deficit a hindrance  

-- 2020-02-09 22:00:34

Persistent shortage of lighter vessels has come to slow down the operational capacity at the premier port of Chattogram, something calling for priority attention. The problem has left a knock-on effec...

Fakhrul among 35 leaders get bail

Fakhrul among 35 leaders get bail

-- 2020-02-09 18:09:05

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to 35 BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in two cases of violence filed with Shahbagh Police Station last year. Judge of th...

Checking illegal outward remittance

Checking illegal outward remittance

-- 2020-02-08 22:05:19

All the numbers that the latest study report of the Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB) mentioned about foreign nationals working in Bangladesh, legally or illegally, are worrying. The presen...

BNP to stage countrywide demo Feb 15

BNP to stage countrywide demo Feb 15

-- 2020-02-08 19:59:14

BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on February 15, demanding its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the progr...

Bonded warehouse, an aid to export diversification   

Bonded warehouse, an aid to export diversification  

-- 2020-02-07 22:16:12

A strong case was made out last Monday as part of the SANEM annual economists' conference (SAEC) 2020 for widening access to bonded warehouse facility and modernising it for all export-oriented sector...

Chemical measurement act

Chemical measurement act

-- 2020-02-06 21:12:00

The cabinet's approval of the draft for the "Designated Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements, Bangladesh Act, 2020 is a move forward towards turning the reference institute into a world-class...

Farm mechanisation policy

Farm mechanisation policy

-- 2020-02-05 20:46:54

The Cabinet's approval of the National Farm Mechanisation Policy 2019 recently is certainly a laudable move that many believe should have been taken much earlier. As per the policy, farmers would be a...

Air quality concerns   

Air quality concerns  

-- 2020-02-04 22:06:08

The under-construction Metro Rail and Dhaka Elevated Expressway, eagerly awaited for their potential to ease Dhaka's proverbial traffic congestion, are going through birth pangs, so to speak, and seve...

Sprawling Ekushey Book Fair   

Sprawling Ekushey Book Fair  

-- 2020-02-03 22:13:07

Bangladesh has the unique distinction of turning the sacrifice made by language martyrs into a cultural commemoration where the pre-eminent focus is on language and traditional culture. The uniqueness...

In pursuit of river grabbers

In pursuit of river grabbers

-- 2020-02-02 20:22:24

With the river grabbing continuing unabated across the country, the lists of the persons and syndicates behind the abominable act are often prepared, though follow-up action would have been lacking. T...

BNP to stage protests Tuesday

BNP to stage protests Tuesday

-- 2020-02-02 19:31:29

BNP is set to stage protests against the alleged irregularities in the Dhaka city elections after observing a daylong general strike. Flanked by its defeated mayoral candidates Tabith Awal and Ishraq...

The BDF meeting outcomes

The BDF meeting outcomes

-- 2020-02-01 21:31:43

Gone are the days when the country's finance ministers, accompanied by a large delegation of officials, would make their annual pilgrimage to Paris to attend the 'Aid Consortium' meetings and seek fun...

Kamal expresses dissatisfaction over EVM

Kamal expresses dissatisfaction over EVM

-- 2020-02-01 20:16:27

Gono Forum President Kamal Hossain arrived at Baily Road’s Viqarunnisa Noon School & College to cast his vote in the city elections on Saturday. However, the experience was not a pleasant o...

BNP-AL clash at Nayapaltan

BNP-AL clash at Nayapaltan

-- 2020-02-01 19:46:26

Awami League and BNP activists were locked into a clash in front of BNP central office at Nayapaltan in the capital on Saturday afternoon. Witnesses said when some AL activists were crossing the BNP...

City polls: AL candidates confident about victory; BNP aspirants cry foul

City polls: AL candidates confident about victory; BNP aspirants cry foul

-- 2020-02-01 12:09:36

Awami League’s mayoral candidates for Dhaka north and south city corporations have expressed optimism about victory while BNP’s aspirants alleged that their agents were obstructed from ent...