Govt to cut source tax on RMG exports
The government is set to reduce the tax at source on export of ready made garment following demands of apparel exporters, said finance ministry officials.
Hasina for all-out campaign for next poll
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked Awami League leaders and activists to go for an all out door to door campaign for the next general election.Addressing AL Central Working Committee meeting at her Ganabhban residence, Hasina, also the Awami League president, also asked all party workers to ‘oversee’ the voter list updating by the Election Commission prior to the general election so that no new AL voter remained out of the list.
Diseases break out as flood water recedes in north
Diseases have started to break out in northeastern region of the country as the flood water started receding. This outbreak of mainly water-borne diseases has increased the sufferings of about 2,00,000 people, who have been stranded in water for about three weeks now.
Khaleda attends no public rally outside Dhaka since 2015
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia did not attend any public meeting outside Dhaka in the past three years although several political and national issues had emerged during the period.
PM seeks another term to finish mega projects
Seeking another term to complete the work of the mega projects, the prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed her firm resolve to celebrate the golden jubilee of the country's independence during the tenure of the next Awami League government.
Ashulia RMG factory fire under control
The fire at Medlar Apparels readymade garment factory at Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, was brought under control early Sunday.
Foreign investment at DSE rebounds to Tk 2,268cr in FY17
The net overseas investment at the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the country’s premier bourse, surged by 402 per cent or Tk 1,816 crore in the just concluded financial year 2016-17 compared with that in the previous fiscal year.
Muhith hints at changing fiscal year
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday hinted at changing the fiscal year against the backdrop of demands by the economists for improving the implementation of the annual development programme.
Transport workers go on indefinite strike at Benapole
Transport workers enforced indefinite strike in Benapole from Saturday morning protesting vandalism in a bus counter and assault on four transport workers.
Dengue panics Dhaka people as chikungunya continues
An early outbreak of dengue has panicked residents of Dhaka, already faced with the menace of chikungunya. At least 325 people were infected with dengue in three months since April in Dhaka while chikungunya, which also broke out in April, became endemic in Dhaka, according to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research.
