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.
Paris terror suspect Mohamed Abrini arrested in Belgium
Is a terror suspect arrested Friday in Belgium the hat-wearing man seen in airport surveillance video moments before one of two deadly terror attacks in Brussels?
Pope to church: Be more accepting of divorced Catholics, gays and lesbians
Pope Francis put his shoulder to the doors of the Catholic Church and shoved them open a little wider Friday, calling for the church to be more tolerant in practice while not changing any official doctrines.
U.S. general: Number of ISIS fighters in Libya doubles
U.S. intelligence estimates now put the number of ISIS fighters in Libya between 4,000 to 6,000, double the number in the war-ravaged country last year, according to the top U.S. military commander in Africa.
Ex-Navy SEAL who claimed he killed bin Laden charged with DUI
Rob O'Neill, the former Navy SEAL who claimed he shot and killed Osama bin Laden, was arrested early Friday in Montana and charged with driving under the influence, authorities said.
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.
