5pc tax on saving certificate worth Tk 5 lakh: FM
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday made a delayed announcement to withdraw additional 5 per cent tax on income from the saving certificates conditionally.
Flood forces farmers to sell cattle cheap
The ongoing flood that hit hard 28 districts of the country is compelling farmers to sell their cattle at low prices due to acute fodder crisis, lack of places to keep the cattle and transport problems.
Three killed during shooting at California food festival
Police and ambulances raced to a shooting at a food festival in California on Sunday, with three people reported dead and several injured, and video posted on social media showing people at the event running for cover as shots rang out.
Hundreds attend wake of Italian police officer allegedly killed by two American tourists
Friends, family and a grieving community gathered at a church in Rome Sunday to pay last respects to a fallen officer who was allegedly stabbed to death by two young Americans.
Beijing to speak out after weeks of Hong Kong protests
China's top Hong Kong policy office will on Monday address the escalating protests in the semi-autonomous city over the past eight weekends.
Pasteurised milk: HC keeps 14 cos off trade for 5 weeks
The High Court Division in a suo moto rule on Sunday directed the owners of all the 14 authorised pasteurised milk companies to refrain from producing, distributing and selling their milk for five weeks as their milk was found to be contaminated with banned antibiotics and lead.
Myanmar tags conditions to Rohingya citizenship
The Myanmar government continued to impose conditions on granting citizenship to the Rohingya people on their return to Rakhine while the members of the forcefully displaced community were unwilling to accept the conditions.
Sylhet DIG Prisons held with Tk 80 lakh in Dhaka
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday arrested deputy inspector general (prisons) of Sylhet range Partha Gopal Banik after it found Tk 80 lakh at his Dhaka’s Kalabagan residence.
Relief crisis deepens as govt in denial
Amid reports of inadequate relief distribution leaving many half-fed or unfed in flood affected districts across the country, state minister for disaster management and relief Enamur Rahman said on Sunday that flood victims did not want relief.
Mayor Khokon finally admits dengue situation worrying
Dhaka South city mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon on Sunday finally admitted that the dengue situation in Dhaka was now worrying.
