SC disposes of NBR’s decision to freeze Robi accounts

The Appellate Division on Sunday disposed of the decision of the National Board of Revenue to freeze all the bank accounts of mobile phone operator Robi on charge of dodging Value Added Tax.

BNP announces 2-day fresh programmes for Khaleda’s release

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday again announced countrywide human chain and sit-in programmes for Tuesday and Thursday respectively for release of the party chief Khaleda Zia from jail.

Muhith asks CID to submit report on BB reserve heist

Finance minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said he asked the Criminal Investigation Department to submit their investigation report on the heist of country’s central bank reserve soon as the government expects to file a law suit to recover the remaining portion of the stolen money.

Include agriculture in curricula: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to include agriculture and its practical aspects in curricula to encourage students to properly know about cultivation system

3-day Lalan Festival kicks off in Kushtia

In memory of legendry mystic bard Baul king Lalan Shah, a three-day Lalon festival kicked off at Lalan Akhra of Cheuria in Kushtia from Thursday.The festival will feature Lalan Mela, discussion and musical soiree every day

Nizam Hazari’s MP status legal: HC

The High Court on Thursday, in its order, declared parliament membership of Awami League lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari legal.

NBR unfreezes Robi accounts

The National Board of Revenue on Thursday unfroze the bank accounts of the mobile phone operator Robi following its undertakings to pay the unpaid value-added tax and supplementary duty worth Tk 18.73 crore on Sunday

Hajj flight to begin July 14

Religious affairs minister Motiur Rahman on Thursday said the Hajj flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year will begin on July 14

We proved capacity to develop country: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the Awami League-led government proved its capacity to develop the country

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Rural people find treatment elusive

People in the countryside find treatment of non-communicable diseases elusive. A new study report released Tuesday show that acute shortage of doctors, labs and medicines crippled the non-communicable diseases corner of upazila health complexes across the country