NBR revenue from telcos falling on SIM tax cut
Indirect-tax revenue like SIM and value-added taxes from the country’s mobile phone companies has been declining since the fiscal year of 2012-2013 mainly because of a gradual reduction of SIM (subscriber identification module) tax over the years, according to the National Board of Revenue.
Big floods likely in Aug
The ongoing floods expanded into one-fourth of the country’s districts, continuing to increase the sufferings of affected people as the water level on the country’s major rivers continued to rise.
Feds probing Clinton campaign hacking
The FBI and Justice Department are investigating a computer hack of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in addition to its examination of intrusions of other Democratic Party organizations, two law enforcement officials said Friday.
Khizr Khan, and the moment American Muslims have been waiting for
The 2016 presidential campaign has not been easy on American Muslims.
7.7-magnitude quake strikes Mariana Islands
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean early Saturday. The quake occurred at a depth of 117 miles (212 km) some 19 miles south-southwest of the uninhabited island of Agrihan in the U.S. territory, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
This is how many people Turkey has arrested since the failed coup
As Turkey returns to some degree of normality following the July 15 coup attempt, which claimed the lives of 246 people and 24 coup plotters, the government has wasted little time in their response.
US military plane makes emergency landing on Russian airstrip
At the same time that political tensions between Washington and Moscow were raging this week, the US and Russia calmly handled the emergency landing of a US military aircraft in western Siberia, according to the Pentagon.
Common problems must be addressed jointly: Indian HC
Indian high commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla said common problems between Bangladesh and India must be addressed jointly by the two neighbouring nations.
Pvt sector credit growth rises to 16.56pc in FY16 on SCB lending
The private sector credit growth in the country stood at 16.56 per cent in the recently concluded fiscal year 2015-16, which was the highest in four years, as the loan disbursement by state-owned commercial banks increased abnormally during the period.
Prices of vegetables, soya bean oil go up
The prices of vegetables and soya bean oil went up on the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
