AIT on newsprint imports to go: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Monday said he would cut import duty on newsprint and realise value added tax from the private universities from the next fiscal year beginning July 1.
Protests paralyse univs, trigger traffic chaos
Protests paralyse univs, trigger traffic chaos Police, BCL attacks mark two-day pitched battles at DU Staff CorrespondentDaylong protests of jobseekers and university students for reduction of quota in government jobs paralysed education at public universities and triggered traffic chaos across the country on Monday
Arm losing student Rajib on life support
Government Titumir College student Rajib Hasan who got his right arm lost being pressed between two buses in the city has been kept on life support at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
No reform of quotas, says govt
The government has decided that there would be no reform of quotas in public service and its considers that the existing quota system is appropriate.
Quota reform: Demonstrators demand release of arrestees
Students demanding reforms of the existing quota system in public service on Monday warned that a wave of fire will spread across the country if those arrested during Sunday's protest are not released by today.
Jobseekers’ protests flare up
Thousands of jobseekers along with university students demanding reduced quota in government jobs took to the streets across the country on Sunday, disrupting traffic in Dhaka and elsewhere
COMILLA BUS ARSON CASE Khaleda shown arrested
A Comilla court on Sunday showed the jailed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia arrested in the case of killing eight people in an arson attack on a bus in February 2015 while a government-formed medical board observed that she did not need treatment abroad right now
BNP wants army deployment in Gazipur, Khulna city polls
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday demanded deployment of army in the upcoming mayoral election to the Gazipur and Khulna cities to ensure that the voters can exercise their franchise without fear
Army should be deployed in next general elections: CEC
Chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda said on Sunday that he thinks the army should be deployed in the next general election
Telcos seek VAT waiver on 4G service revenue sharing
Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh has sought exemption from payment of value-added tax on revenue sharing with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission for 4G services
