JKS demands resignation of rail minister
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has demanded the resignation of the Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan over the suspension of Travel Ticket Examiner (TTE) of Sundarban Express Shafiqul Islam.Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, general secretary of the…
Read More »One crore family to get
edible oil at Tk 110 per litreStaff Correspondent: Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell edible oil at Tk 110 per litre to its one crore cardholder families from next month, June.“We will sell the edible oil at Tk 110 per litre…
Read More »Meter crisis hits gas cos to install pre-paid payment system
Staff Correspondent: It has been about a year since the government allowed open market purchase of pre-paid gas meters to expedite the process of installing the system for customers’ benefit. So far, no public or private…
Read More »Tk 8.8 m fine attempt to evade duty of Tk 4.2 m
Staff Correspondent: Messrs NB Trading House, an importer from Bangshal, had to pay a fine of Tk 8.8million for trying to evade duty of Tk 4.2 million. Chittagong Custom House has collected around Tk 1.36 crore…
Read More »Import of 28 categories goods banned
New import policy Staff Correspondent: The new import policy order has banned the import of 26 types of products including shrimp, condensed sugar, artificial mustard oil. The previous order had banned the import of 12 categories…
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Coleman in BangladeshDiplomatic Correspondent: USAID’s Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman is now visiting Bangladesh as part of her tri-nation tour. After wrapping up her Bangladesh tour (May 7-11), she will travel to Thailand and Laos, according to USAID.During her…
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‘Asani’ moved
northwestwardsStaff Correspondent: Cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ over Southeast Bay and adjoining area moved Northwestwards and now lies over the same area.It was centered at noon yesterdayabout 1205 Kms South-Southwest of Chattogram port, 1125 kms South-Southwest of Cox’s…
Read More »Benapole customs fails
to meet revenue targetStaff Correspondent: Benapole Customs House has failed to meet its revenue collection target again in the 2021-22 fiscal year despite recording a surge in imports from India.A total of 363,815 tonnes of goods were imported through…
Read More »Sajek faces severe food crisis
Lokman Hossain from Khagrachari: Scenic Sajek, the remotest union of Bangladesh in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), is undergoing a severe food crisis despite its huge development and tourism boom. This has been attributed to low…
Read More »8 m people dependent on
light engineering industryBicycle exports fetched Tk 1121 cr Mahfuz Emran: Bicycles made in Bangladesh are now appreciated all over the world. Bicycles costing from Tk 5,000 to Tk 200,000 are also being made in the country. The Meghna…
Read More »Govt employees’ salaries to be increased by Tk 606 cr
11.28 pc of total budget for FY 2022-23 Mahfuja Mukul: The non-development expenditure sector is accounting for 74 percent of the total expenditure of the budget for the next financial year. Incentives-subsidies, interest payments on loans…
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