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NBR advises BRTA to curb illegal electric three-wheelers
Staff Correspondent : Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Abu Hena Rahmatul Munimadvised BRTA to make guidelines to bring the illegal electric three-wheelers spread in all parts of the country in a simple process.He made this suggestion on Tuesday during the pre-budget discussions for the fiscal year 2024-25.NBR…
Read More »Bank MD will report BB about board irregularities
Staff Correspondent : If the board of the bank commits any irregularity or takes any decision harmful to the depositors, it should be reported to Bangladesh Bank.The chief executive or managing director (MD) of the concerned bank will report this matter to the central bank.He shall inform the Bangladesh Bank…
Read More »Over Tk 166 cr spent for buying 50,000 mt wheat
Staff Correspondent : The government has taken the initiative to import 50 thousand metric tons of wheat to ensure the food security of the country and to continue the government supply system. The Ministry of Food will import this wheat through international tender. The price of wheat per metric ton…
Read More »Interest payments on foreign loans doubled in seven months
Mahfuz Emran : A major part of the country’s development activities is financed through foreign loans. While low-interest loans used to be high, over the past decade the amount of high-interest loans with tougher terms has increased. As a result, interest payments on foreign loans are increasing by leaps and…
Read More »Gas supply uncertain despite Tk 15,000 crore transmission pipeline
Mahfuz Emran : Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) has undertaken a total of nine projects for the establishment of gas transmission lines. Four of them are in progress. The financing of the remaining five has not yet been confirmed, the officials said. The total cost of these nine projects has…
Read More »Trouble with sugar
Dr Enayet Karim : Sugar is a sweet little white grain. The English name of sugar is ‘Sugar’. But in Bengali, the word Chini is used in more than one sense. As a noun ‘sugar’ means ‘sugar’; Again, as a verb ‘sugar’ means to know someone. Children students have to…
Read More »Officials behind rice market manipulation
Food Minister invites meeting on Feb 29 Syed Nasir Hossain : The rice market can’t be kept normal due to the negligence, carelessness and greed of some dishonest officers and employees at the field level of the food department. It is their responsibility to see whether traders are complying with…
Read More »Police seeks interest-free loans for buying cars
Staff Correspondent : The type of crime and criminals in the country is changing. In many cases major crimes are being committed through misuse of technology. The police want to increase their capacity to deal with these. For this reason, interest free loans and financial incentives are being demanded to…
Read More »Date jams at port but fire in market
Staff Correspondent : In order to take advantage of the duty exemption, the importers had made a ‘slow-down’ plan to release the dates from the port. However, the ‘mind like’ duty did not decrease. Meanwhile Roja is knocking on the door. As a result, their lantern of hope has been…
Read More »ACC plans to rebuild anti-graft operations
Will present plan to President soon Mahfuja Mukul : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wants to set up a research and development cell to combat and prevent corruption. The organization is interested in setting up a cell or unit to understand trends, identify types and devise new ways to combat corruption.…
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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 …
