Tofail hints at change to proposed uniform 15pc VAT
Commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday hinted at change to the proposed uniform 15 per cent value added tax on all goods and services.
Hasina believes country’s economy size would be $2.5tn by 2041
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina believes that total size of the country’s economy would be US$ 2.5 trillion and per capita income around US$ 12,000 by 2041, when Bangladesh would celebrate its 75th founding anniversary.
Next election under Hasina govt: ruling alliance leaders
Ruling alliance stalwarts on Wednesday told parliament that next general election would be held keeping Sheikh Hasina government in office.
Online media policy gets cabinet nod
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the National Online Mass Media Policy 2017 to monitor and regulate online mass media, making registration with proposed National
EXCISE DUTY ON BANK ACCOUNT Muhith under fire from MPs
Ruling Awami League lawmaker Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim in parliament on Monday urged finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith to talk less as some of his comments often embarrassed the party.
Upper riparian countries need to respect lower riparian’s rights
Upper riparian countries need to respect the rights of the lower riparian neighbours to meet growing needs of the people in the regional river basins for food production, industrial and domestic use and sustainable ecology, experts said on Monday.
Bangladesh still hosts largest number of Myanmar refugees: Report
The number of refugees from Myanmar rose to 490,300 by the end of 2016, from 451,800 the previous year with Bangladesh remaining to host the largest number of them — 276,200, says a new global report.
Rain drenches country as lightning kills 16
Heavy rains coupled with thunder and lightning hit many parts of the country including Dhaka on Monday.
Patients suffer as doctors skip pvt practice
Marzia Begum, 60, brought her ailing sister all the way from Madhabdi, Narsingdi to consult a doctor at Green Life Medical College Hospital in the capital Sunday afternoon and found no doctor around as they had put off their private practice for 24 hours ending Monday morning.
Fresh landslides kill six more
Fresh landslides due to heavy rain killed six more people in Rangamati, Khagrachari and Moulavibazar on Sunday.
