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5 lakh youths to get soft skills training in 5 years
Staff Correspondent: The government is going to provide soft skills training to 500,000 jobseekers and employees within the next five years, aiming to improve their employability skills. “The demand for soft skilled and trained people will substantially be increased over the next decades as huge jobs will be transformed by…
Read More »President, PM define Bangamata’s role
Staff Correspondent:President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday paid glowing tributes to Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, saying her ideology would always remain as a source of inspiration for Bangalee women.In separate messages on the eve of the 91th birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of…
Read More »Tk 24,138 crore tax collected from LTUs
Staff Correspondent: The income tax collection by the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) under the National Board of Revenue (NBR) stood at Tk 24,138 crore in the last fiscal year (FY21).Earlier, the provisional calculation showed the income tax collection by LTU Tk 24,011 crore in the last fiscal.The revenue collection status…
Read More »BAPA seeks permission to allow 50pc visitors in parks
Staff Correspondent:Mankind around the world has been helpless from the Coronavirus for more than a year. For a long time, the tourism and entertainment sector has been playing a major role in the development of the country by providing huge revenue to the government including income tax, VAT and other…
Read More »Bangladesh poses huge export opportunities in Asian countries
Special Correspondent:Bangladesh’s exports to SAARC countries have grown by 88 per cent over last few years even as experts believe there’s more opportunities for Bangladesh to exploit, after all this sub-region is now home to nearly 2.0 billion people.The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC is an economic…
Read More »No vaccine without NID, registration
Staff Correspondent: For now, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has decided not to vaccinate anyone without a national identity card (NID) and registration.DGHS DG Professor Dr. Khurshid Alam confirmed this yesterday.He said the experimental mass vaccination activities will start on Saturday. Later, from August 14 to August 19,…
Read More »Tagore’s 80th death anniversary today
Industry Desk: The nation is set to observe the 80th death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore today recalling the great poet who did not leave any human emotion untouched in his works, especially poems and songs.The day will be observed with limited programmes considering the current coronavirus pandemic situation.Tagore died at…
Read More »None can avoid liability if they do immoral works
Staff Correspondent: Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said anyone cannot avoid the liability if they do unethical and immoral works in the guise of acting or modelling.“Acting and modelling are the parts of our art and culture. The persons who practice the culture, they enrich the arena…
Read More »Bangladesh announces new restriction rules
Staff Correspondent:Faced with the mounting Covid-19 cases and hospitalization, the government has imposed restrictions alongside the existing ones on the movement of people and other activities for five days more in an effort to slow the virus transmission.The Cabinet Division issued the notification yesterday which will remain in force from…
Read More »Govt emphasises on supplying uninterrupted power at fair price
Staff Correspondent: The government has emphasized on ensuring supply of quality and uninterrupted electricity at affordable prices across the country.“We’ve taken effective measures to improve the quality of customer services,” State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told yesterday.Noting that about 99.5 percent area of the country…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
