Home ministry for restricting travel permit issuance
The home ministry has urged the foreign ministry to stop issuing travel permit to any expatriate without its consent in order to prevent arrival of any ‘foreign terrorist fighter’ or ‘unwanted’ person in Bangladesh.
VAT COLLECTION Discretionary powers to be cut
The discretionary powers of the tax enforcers are likely to be cut in the upcoming fiscal year as part of the National Board of Revenue’s strategy to implement the much-vaunted value added tax law.
BNP, allies planning to use current issues for mass movement after Eid
Country’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies are planning to cash in on the contemporary issues such as low paddy prices, non-payment of jute workers’ dues, violence
Tillerson quietly meets with House lawmakers to discuss Trump
Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson quietly met with the top Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday for an interview that focused primarily on his time in the Trump administration, a congressional aide with direct knowledge of the discussion confirmed to
Huawei could be the first big casualty of China's clash with America
In little over 30 years, Huawei has gone from scrappy startup to China's most successful global consumer brand. Now it could become the first big casualty of an escalating fight with America over trade and the future of technology.
Muslims talk of leaving as divide with Hindus widens in Indian village
Muslims in Nayabans, an unremarkable village in northern India, say they remember a time when their children played with Hindu youths, and people from either faith chatted when the frequented each other’s shops and went to festivals together.
Modi shows confidence as opposition dismisses ominous exit poll
Political allies swathed Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in a victory garland on Tuesday, seeking to project confidence he would win a second straight term in a general election, but th
Bangladesh didn’t stop visa for Pakistanis: FM
Bangladesh did not stop issuing visas to Pakistan nationals, foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said on Tuesday.
SCHOOLGIRL’S SUICIDE AFTER RAPE Seven arrested, OC withdrawn over negligence
Rajshahi police on Monday withdrew Mohanpur police station officer-in-charge for his negligence in duty over the suicide of a schoolgirl allegedly after she was raped.
Tk 2 lakh crore new ADP
The government has set the size of the annual development programme at Tk 2,02,721 crore for the new fiscal year with transport sector once again getting the highest allocation.
