Govt鈥檚 high bank borrowing to hamper pvt sector: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday said that the government鈥檚 excessive borrowing from the banking sector might hamper the...
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TOAB demands withdrawal of 15pc VAT on tourism sector
Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh, the apex tourism association of the tourism sector, demanded withdrawal of the 15 per cent value added tax, imposed on the tourism sector in the budget announced on Thursday...
FICCI for allocation for tax, VAT system automation
The Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry has expressed concerns over lack of allocation or specific directions for the automation of tax, value-added tax and customs administration in the proposed budget for the 2024-25 financial year...
Maintain status quo over share transfer: SC
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the foreign companies, implementing the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project, to maintain the status quo over transferring the major shareholder鈥檚 shares to its co-contractor firms until arbitration in Singapore resolved the share transfer dispute...
Pope Francis apologises over gay slur
Pope Francis issued an extraordinary apology on Tuesday over his reported use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.
HC bans Silicon City鈥檚 activities in Savar
The High Court, on Sunday, directed Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, the department of environment and deputy commissioner of Dhaka to stop all activities of Silicon City, an unauthorised private housing project at Savar, on the outskirt of Dhaka...
UK Tories pledge to bring back national service for 18-year-olds
Britain鈥檚 ruling Conservative Party has said it will bring back national service if it wins power again in the UK general election on July 4...
1,200 seats still聽vacant at 67 pvt medical colleges
The Bangladesh Private Medical College Association on Saturday at a discussion urged the government to take necessary measures to address their problem as they...
Mayor Taposh fears water stagnation due to Hatirjheel earth-filling
Dhaka south city mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said on Wednesday that he feared that the people living in the Hatirjheel catchment areas might suffer for water stagnation in the forthcoming rainy season due to earth-filling at Hatirjheel project by the Dhaka Elevated Expressway authorities...
Draft rail law allows private train service
The railway authorities have prepared the draft Bangladesh Railway Bill, 2024, by keeping a provision for letting private companies own rolling stock to carry passengers, goods, and parcels...
Half of mangrove ecosystems at risk
Half of the world鈥檚 mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse due to climate change, deforestation and pollution, according to a study published on Wednesday...
AI to dominate annual Paris startup event VivaTech
Thousands of tech enthusiasts are expected to start filing into Europe鈥檚 self-declared biggest startup event VivaTech in Paris on Wednesday, which this year will focus on artificial intelligence...
Four ARSA members held in Ukhia
The Armed Police Battalion arrested four members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army after conducting a raid in Ukhia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar in the early hours of Sunday...
Drive against ARSA continues: RAB
The RAB鈥檚 intelligence-based drive against the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army is continuing and operations are being launched as soon as any information is received...
World Telecom and Info Society Day today
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day will be celebrated in the country today with the theme 鈥楧igital Innovation for Sustainable Development鈥�...
Incoordination holding off expressway link worrying
INCOORDINATION between two projects erecting elevated expressways 鈥� the Dhaka-Ashulia elevated expressway and the Dhaka elevated expressway 鈥� has left uncertain the connection between the expressays meant in the Dhaka airport area...
SC orders companies to maintain status quo over share transfer
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the project implementing foreign companies to maintain status quo over...
Microbus catches fire on Dhaka Elevated Expressway
A microbus caught fire on Dhaka Elevated Expressway in front of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday...
Connection between 2 expressways in limbo
The lack of coordination among the authorities in implementing development projects becomes evident once again in a latest instance in which the building works to connect the two under-construction expressways, to be done in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in the capital, remains in limbo...
Dhaka elevated expressway construction halted after row among China, Thai cos
The works of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project have come to a near halt following altercations between the three foreign investment and shareholding companies implementing the project over ownership of shares...
Conservatives tighten grip on Iran parliament
Iran鈥檚 conservatives and ultra-conservatives clinched more seats in a partial rerun of the country鈥檚 parliamentary elections, official results showed...
Pvt sector short-term foreign loans now $11.04b
Private sector short-term foreign loans decreased slightly in March as businesses focused on repaying existing loans rather than taking new ones...
Brick kilns on river question govt鈥檚 will to protect rivers
The sorry state of rivers is blamed, among others, on an unabated grabbing of river land by entrepreneurs and individuals enjoying political and moneyed clout. Some entrepreneurs setting up brick kilns, as a photograph with...
Pvt credit growth rises in March
The private sector credit growth in the country increased in March compared with that in the previous month due mainly to increased business activities during Ramadan...
Fear of fruit failure grips mango growers as heatwave intensifies
Chapainawabganj, the country鈥檚 mango capital, is facing a potential fruit failure this year due to the relentless heatwave scorching the region. Mango cultivation, already hit by an off-year with lower yields, is now under further threat as the intense heat dries up and causes immature mangoes to fall from trees...
Tax receipts witness 15.23pc growth in July-March
Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue聽 from income tax, customs and VAT during the July-March period of the current financial year 2023-24 witnessed a 15.23 per cent growth fetching Tk 2,59,866 crore.....
Govt move to allow pvt sector to handle personal data decried
Speakers including lawyers, politicians, cyber security experts and activists on Saturday slammed the government鈥檚 move to allow the private sector to...
Pvt sector external debt drops to $11b
Private sector short-term foreign loans dropped further in February as businesses prioritised repaying existing loans over taking new ones. According to Bangladesh Bank data...
Private physicians for arresting attackers in 24 hrs
The Private Medical Institute Association on Wednesday threatened the authorities concerned with work abstention if the attackers of two physicians were not arrested within 24 hours...
Afforestation and forest conservation
HUMANS are mainly responsible for the current climate change and warming crisis in the world. So everyone has something to do to get rid of this crisis. Due to urbanisation,...