Income tax collection falls short of target by Tk 4,439cr in H1
Income tax collection by the National Board of Revenue fell short of target by Tk 4,439 crore in the first half of the current fiscal year mainly because of slow growth in corporate tax collection, from the banking sector in particular, and due to the ambitious target set for the year, officials said.
DIUDC becomes champion in 5th DSE inter club debate
Daffodil International University Debating Club has become champion defeating Dhaka University Debating Society in the 5th DSE inter club debate championship.
First phase of Bishwa Ijtema ends
Muslims devotees from home and abroad joined in their thousands the concluding prayer of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema that ended on Sunday on the bank of the River Turag at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital.
Export earnings from US up 11.66pc in Jan-Nov
Country’s export earnings from the US market achieved a double-digit growth of over 11 per cent in the January-November period of last year thanks to the first-rate performance of the readymade garment sector in recent months.
Tea estate workers threaten indefinite strike from Jan 25
Tea estate workers on Saturday threatened to launch an indefinite strike at all tea gardens in Sylhet division if their demand for cancellation of a special economic zone in Habiganj was not met before January 25.
GOVT SERVICE : FFs want retirement age raised
Freedom fighters, who are government officials, on Saturday urged the government to implement the Supreme Court order on increasing retirement age of freedom fighters from 57 to 65 in government service.
Medical students asked to discard politics
Health minister Mohammad Nasim on Saturday urged medical students to refrain from any kind of active politics and instead, concentrate on study to become highly rated doctors.
Dense fog disrupts flights, road, river communications
Poor visibility due to thick fog from Friday midnight to Saturday morning disrupted flights, road and river communications.
PM wants more investment in agro-based industries
Expressing her firm determination to celebrate the golden jubilee of independence by upgrading Bangladesh to a middle income country, prime minister sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government wants to build Bangladesh as a dignified nation during the period.
Private sector credit growth lags behind BB target
The private sector credit growth increased slightly in November from that of the previous month, but still remained lower than the target set in the monetary policy as the businesspeople are still concerned about business expansion amid political uncertainty.
