Pvt univs to pay VAT, not students: Muhith, NBR
The finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Thursday said the authorities of private university will have to pay the value added tax imposed on the tuition fees of private universities. ‘The VAT will not be withdrawn in any form.
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY TUITION FEES : VAT triggers student protests
The recent slapping of 7.5 per cent value added tax on tuition fees triggered day-long protests by thousands of private university students Thursday bringing the capital’s traffic to complete halt. The students held peaceful demonstrations shouting slogans ‘Our parents are not ATM Machines.’
ZIA CHARITABLE TRUST CASE : Testimony rewritten after defence protests
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3 on Thursday recorded the testimony of a prosecution witness in Zia Charitable Trust case again following protests from the defence counsel who alleged that the previous recording was unlawful.
Syrian refugees swarm Turkish port city hoping to catch boats to new lives
European countries should get ready. There are many more refugees on the way. The cafes and street corners of this Turkish port city were jammed with refugees from Syria on Tuesday. Most carried backpacks with belongings and garbage bags full of life jackets, waiting for the call from smugglers.
Hillary Clinton on emails: 'I'm sorry'
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she is "sorry" for using a private email server, going further than ever before to express remorse for the controversy that has rocked her campaign.
Trump: U.S. should accept some Syrian refugees
Donald Trump thinks the United States should accept some refugees from Syria due to the "unbelievable humanitarian problem."
British Airways plane catches fire at Las Vegas airport; 14 injured
A fire broke out Tuesday on an outbound British Airways flight at the Las Vegas airport, leading 14 people to be transported for medical care for what a fire official called "minor injuries."
CPB, SPB hold sit-in to reduce power, gas prices
Left politicians on Tuesday at a sit-in programme in the city called on the Awami League led government to take steps to reduce prices of power and gas which effected from September 1. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on August 27 increased the average price of electricity by 2.93 per cent and natural gas by 26.29 per cent at consumer level which effected from September 1.
Univ teachers indulge in corruption: Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said teachers of public universities were indulging in practice of corruptions which should be stopped. His comments were, however, rejected by the teachers who said practice of corruption had been highest in the ministry run by the finance minister himself.
Teachers’ strike paralyses public univs
A strike enforced by public university teachers on Tuesday demanding review of the new pay scale, and a separate pay scale, paralysed universities across the country. The teachers further threatened strike on campuses for an indefinite period.
