BNP for Tk 1,000 for per tonne of goods to be transhipped
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday asked the government to set transit fee for per tonne of Indian goods at Taka 1,000 as proposed by NBR.
BBC BANGLADESH SANGLAP : Govt not always sensitive to citizen’s demands, says Shahriyar
State minister for foreign affairs Shahriyar Alam on Saturday said it was not always possible for the government to understand its citizens’ demands or interests.
Income tax fair collects Tk 1,096cr in 4 days
The National Board of Revenue has collected Tk 1,096.68 crore in four days of the week-long income tax fair it is organising across the country.The collection was Tk 931.50 crore in the same period in the last year’s fair.
Prices of vegetables high in capital
The prices of vegetables remained high in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. Traders said that consumers would have to wait until harvest of winter vegetables for decreasing prices as rains damaged farmland across the country.
PROTEST AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT : 3 killed, 5 injured in police firing
Three people were killed and five were injured as police opened fire at local people who clashed with the police during their protests against an alleged sexual harassment at Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Friday.
Lucky travellers rejoice at Kamalapur
Hundreds of travellers were seen rejoicing on Friday at Kamalapur railway station after obtaining their much-expected tickets when some looked gloomy because they were not so lucky. A few thousand of people were waiting at the central railway station in the capital for more than 24 hours to get their advance tickets.
BTRC scraps licences of 33 ISPs for non-renewal
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday cancelled licences of 33 internet service providers as the ISPs failed to renew their licences. BTRC officials said the operation of the ISPs would remain suspended until further notice. ‘We have asked the ISPs to pay their dues within one month and renew the licences. Once they do so, they might be able to resume operation,’ said a BTRC official.
Poor infrastructure, gas crisis hold back FDI: joint chambers
The leaders of the joint chambers on Thursday said that impoverished infrastructure and gas crisis were the key challenges for attracting foreign investment in Bangladesh.
PM greets Raushon, Ershad, Khaleda on Eid-ul-Azha
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted leader of the opposition Begum Raushon Ershad, PM’s special envoy and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
BNP set to miss deadline for new committees
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to miss September 30 deadline for constituting new committees of its all units, as it has so far formed new committees of no district unit and not even half of thana units, marking the slow pace of the party reorganisation.
