Govt hikes vessel rent in fresh blow to Pangaon port
The shipping ministry on Monday increased the container vessel rent by 46.66 per cent for the route of Pangaon Inland Container Terminal-Chittagong Port amid protest by users and other stakeholders.
NBR’s Q1 revenue Tk 5,798cr short of target
Earnings by the National Board of Revenue fell short of the target by Tk 5,798.54 crore or 15.81 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year 2015-16. Revenue board officials attributed the shortfall to fall in domestic consumption and sluggish economic activities in the country.
Govt wants to hold polls creating a vacuum in opposition leadership : BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Monday said the government wanted to hold another general election creating a leadership vacuum in the opposition.
Kader’s candidature, EC appeals against HC order
The Election Commission on Monday appealed against a High Court order that had directed it to accept the nomination of Krishak Sramik Janata League president Abdul Kader Siddique in the by-election for the Tangail-4 constituency of Parliament.
Security beefed up at airports, port city
Security personnel at all three international airports in the country were kept on high alert, the Civil Aviation Authorities, Bangladesh officials said Monday. The authorities also suspended movement of visitors who come at the airports to see off or to receive passengers.
TAVELLA MURDER : Three suspects on remand
Three suspects in Italian origin aid worker murder were remanded in police custody for eight days for interrogation on Monday, while another suspect made a statement before a metropolitan magistrate.
Denim manufacturers eye $7b in exports by 2021
Denim exporters expect that their export volume would reach $7 billion by 2021, should they can address the challenges including crisis of gas connection and innovative technical knowhow.
SCHOOLBOY SHOOTING : MP Manjurul denied bail
A Gaibandha court on Sunday denied ruling Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton bail in two cases on charges of attempting to kill a minor boy shooting at him in the legs and vandalising ..
PM for Ganges barrage on Padma under Indo-Bangla jv
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed developing a Ganges barrage on the Padma River in Bangladesh under a joint venture of Bangladesh and India. The prime minister came up with the view when outgoing Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran met her at her office.
MPs turn JS into mock puppet show: TIB
The Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday censured MPs for turning Parliament into a mock puppet show.
