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.
ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS’ TUITION FEES : No VAT for 6 months: HC
The High Court on Thursday stayed collection of Value Added Tax on tuition fees of English medium schools for six months.
NBR nets Tk 153cr on 1st day of tax fair
The National Board of Revenue collected Tk 153 crore in income tax on Wednesday, the opening day of a weeklong income tax fair being organised by the revenue board throughout the country, and provided 57,047 people with services related to income tax payment, according to the official data of the NBR.
Syria's Bashar al-Assad: West is to blame for refugee crisis
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is blaming Western nations for fueling the refugee crisis by supporting opposition groups in his country's bloody civil war.
Refugee crisis: Hungary uses tear gas, water cannons on migrants at border
Hungarian riot police used tear gas and water cannons Wednesday on migrants at the country's border with Serbia after a group broke through a barrier to try to enter the European Union.
2024 Olympics: Five cities in the running to host Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday that Los Angeles, Rome, Paris, Budapest and Hamburg will compete to host the world's biggest sporting event.
U.S. looks on warily as Russian helicopters arrive in Syria
A U.S. official told CNN Wednesday that four Russian military helicopters have arrived at the airbase in Syria that Russia is beefing up, adding to the mobility of the Russian forces there.
Bangladesh an excellent example of religious harmony: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday termed Bangladesh an excellent example of religious harmony saying that the people of all faiths here can perform their religious rituals freely and independently.
Tarique receives Khaleda in London
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived in London on Wednesday morning when her elder son Tarique Rahman received her at Heathrow airport.A large number of leaders and activists of BNP welcomed Khaleda at the airport, BNP chairperson’s press wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told New Age, quoting leaders of BNP UK chapter.
MILLENNIUM DEV GOALS : Bangladesh set to miss several components
Despite a 15-year push since 2001, Bangladesh is headed to miss achievement of 100 per cent literacy and several other components of eight Millennium Development Goals.
