FREEDOM FIGHTER MURDER: AL MP lands in jail
Ruling Awami League lawmaker from Tangail-3 parliamentary constituency Amanur Rahman Khan Rana landed in jail on Sunday after he surrendered to a Tangail court in the case of the murder of freedom fighter Faruk Ahmed in 2013.
AL MP’s son arrested on extortion charge
Police on Sunday arrested the son of a ruling Awami League lawmaker in Satkhira in two extortion cases.
NBR may raise upper limit of turnover for VAT imposition
The National Board of Revenue may increase the upper limit of turnover from the existing Tk 80 lakh for imposing turnover VAT on businesses in a bid to implement smoothly the new Value-Added Tax and Supplementary Duty Act-2012 from the next fiscal year.
RAWHIDE OF SACRIFICIAL ANIMALS: Merchants bought rawhide at 30pc lower than usual price: meat traders
Rawhide traders bought skins of sacrificial animals during this Eid-ul-Azha at prices which were more than 30 per cent lower than that in any other time of the year, depriving the poor and unprivileged, the recipients of the money, of higher financial assistance.
Number of jatra troupes drops sharply
The number of jatra troupes in the country declined to 50 from 2,000 in last 30 years. Jatra artistes attributed the sharp decline to non-cooperation from the government and the law enforcement agencies.
PM urges int’l community to work together to combat AIDS, malaria, TB
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to work together with commitment, determination and solidarity to combat deadly diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis saying that these are preventable and treatable diseases.
WiMAX cos to face BTRC action if dues not paid
The telecom regulator has decided to take action against WiMAX operators Banglalion and Qubee for their failure to pay government dues, said officials of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Theatre activists protest at arson attack on Bahurupi
Theatre activists on Saturday demanded exemplary punishment of the perpetrators who launched an arson attack on Bahurupi Natya Sangstha in Mymensingh.
Transgenders protest at killing of leader
Transgender people on Saturday demanded arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of their leader Haider in Jamalpur.
12 killed in road accidents
At least 12 people were killed and 33 others injured in separate road accidents in Tangail, Sylhet and Munshiganj on Saturday.
