NBR to draft new income tax act
The National Board of Revenue has decided to frame a fresh draft of income tax act as the tax authority found the proposed ‘direct tax code’ drafted by the International Finance Corporation too complex and inconsistent with the country’s socio-economic condition.
Country lacks true democracy, says Manju
Jatiya Party faction chairman Anwar Hossain Manju, also the forest and environment minister, said on Saturday that the country now lacked true democracy.
Greens slam govt for failing to save Buriganga
Green activists said on Saturday they would not accept minister’s comment that the government in many cases was helpless in evicting the grabbers of the River Buriganga.
‘Raise voice together to rise above culture of fear’
A culture of fear persists in Bangladesh as the incumbent government is continuing to ensure their dominance in society, an academician and an editor said at a public dialogue on Saturday. They urged for the collective voice to be raised to overcome the fear.
Hundreds join protests at Banshkhali
Rights activists, political leaders and people from different walks of life on Friday joined protest rallies of several thousand villagers at Banshkhali in Chittagong and demanded that the government scrap the power plant project.
TONU MURDER : CID continues interrogating suspects
The Criminal Investigation Department officials said they were interrogating a number of new people and analysing the physical evidence related to the investigation into the killing of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
No tannery completes relocation in 6 years
Not a single tannery has fully shifted to Savar from Hazaribagh in six years even after repeated extension of deadlines.
NAZIM MURDER : Family refuses to file case
The family of murdered online activist Nazim Uddin Samad refused to file any case, compelling the police to file the murder case against four to five unknown men on Thursday night. Police said the family was afraid of being persecuted.
PM pushes for setting up SAARC food, seed banks
Urging the South Asian leaders to promise to ensure food and nutritional security across the region, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underscored the need for speedy
4 injured in acid attack in city
Four people sustained burn injuries as some miscreants hurled acid towards them in Rupnagar Tin Shed area of the city on Thursday morning.
