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…
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…
Read More »Pineapple fibre – a new fibre from Bangladesh for global fashion industry
Industry Desk:Bangladesh has made a name for itself as one of the most important garment manufacturing and exporting nations in the world. It has innovative entrepreneurs and a hardworking workforce, yet the country lacks significant amounts…
Read More »1000-bed BSMMU COVID field hospital inaugurated
Staff Correspondent: A 1,000-bed field hospital to treat patients infected with coronavirus has been inaugurated at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the university’s ‘Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Covid Field Hospital’ at…
Read More »Combination of vitamin C and zinc can help prevent Delta variant: Dr Bijon
Staff Correspondent: Noting that there is no substitute for wearing facemasks and getting vaccinated, scientist Dr Bijon Kumar Sil said the combination of vitamin C and zinc can help prevent the Delta variant of Covid-19.At a…
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…
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…
Read More »Sheikh Kamal played huge role to culture, sports: PM
Staff Correspondent:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her younger brother Sheikh Kamal had made extensive contributions in the country’s culture and sports arenas.“Sheikh Kamal had made a great contribution after the liberation which helped the country’s…
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…
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…
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