Prices of sugar, garlic, gram on rise
The prices of chicken, sugar, garlic and gram increased in the city’s kitchen markets over the week amid repeated assurance from the commerce ministry that the prices of essential commodities would not be increased ahead of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims.
I’ll not apologise: Selim Osman
Lawmaker AKM Selim Osman on Thursday said he would not apologise and claimed that he did not humiliate Piyar Sattar Latif High School head teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta but the ‘crazy teacher’ had opted to go up and down holding the ears.
National committee announces fresh programmes
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports on Thursday announced fresh programmes in demand of scrapping coal-based power plants at Rampal in Bagerhat and Banshkhali in Chittagong.
Experts suggest keeping two separate VAT rates
Economists and experts on Thursday suggested the government for keeping two separate value-added tax rates for businesses considering the prevailing reality regarding economic situation and accounting practices in the country.
PH senate ends probe with $66m still at large
The senate blue ribbon committee of Philippine on Thursday terminated its three-month long investigation into the theft of $81m Bangladesh central bank’s money with $66 million of the amount yet to be recovered and a large chunk still untraced.
Teacher’s humiliation: N’ganj School committee dissolved amid protests
The education ministry on Thursday dissolved the Piyar Sattar Latif High School management committee in Narayanganj and reinstated its head teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated by the local lawmaker in public and suspended by the committee on allegation of hurting religious sentiment of the Muslims.
Fixed deadline for tax return, penalty for time petition in offing
The National Board of Revenue is set to introduce a cutoff date for filing income tax returns for individual taxpayers with the aim of ending its own unauthorised time extension practices.
HSBC to shrink Bangladesh operations, close 6 branches
The United Kingdom-based HSBC bank has taken approval from Bangladesh Bank to close down six of its 13 branches in Bangladesh by June 30, said officials of the Bangladesh Bank. BB officials said that the bank might have taken the move to shrink its Bangladesh operations with an ultimate target to wind up from the country in line with the bank’s initiative to scale down global operations to rein in costs.
New UK High Commissioner calls on Khaleda Zia
The new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh, Alison Blake, called on Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday.
ATM fraud at 3 Prime Bank booths
A Chinese national was caught red-handed while withdrawing money using a forged card from an automated teller machine of Prime Bank in the capital’s Elephant Road, while skimmers stole money in that manner from three ATM booths of the bank, simultaneously, on Wednesday morning.
