Inflation eases by 1.17 pc in August: BBS
Staff Correspondent: The overall inflation has decreased by 1.17 percent in August compared to July, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) report on Sunday. The BBS data showed that the overall inflation was 11.66 percent…
Read More »Hasina was mastermind of Pilkhana massacre
India implemented plan Staff Correspondent: There was a domestic and foreign conspiracy behind the Pilkhana murder. This killing was not for Operation Dalbhat. It is part of a long plan. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was…
Read More »Freeing Nikunja Convention Hall from grabbing demanded
Staff Correspondent: The owners and employees of Nikunja Convention Hall launched a week-long sit-in protest starting yesterday to protect the hall from illegal occupation. Hariz Mahmud and Monir Hossain, owners of the convention hall, said that…
Read More »CA visits victims of mass uprising at neuroscience hospital
Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday visited critically injured persons of the student-mass upsurge at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital as he enquired about their health.“He (Prof Yunus) saw the conditions of…
Read More »Processing to take Khaleda Zia abroad underway
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party has started its processing to take party Chairperson Khaleda Zia abroad for advanced medical treatment.But as she is not physically fit enough to travel for a long time by plane, the…
Read More »Hasina leases out ports to India without any fees
Mahfuz Emran: The pilot transport of transit goods from mainland India to the northeastern states of the country began in 2020 using Bangladesh’s Chittagong and Mongla ports. Last year, India got permission to use Chittagong and…
Read More »Titas MD Harun allegedly grabbed Tk 450 cr in 3-yr
Staff Correspondent: Gas distribution company Titas is an arena of bribery and corruption. And at the center of these irregularities are some top officials including the managing director (MD) of the company. A large number of…
Read More »Wealth of crores of taka turn to trash in a moment
2000 poultry farms destroyed in Feni flood Feni Correspondent: “I own 14 farms, I have 74 more under my control. There were 95,400 broiler, golden and layer chickens. Eggs were 1 lakh 16 thousand. All but…
Read More »Depositors of 9 banks unsafe
Vulnerable condition Zarif Mahmud: The country’s banking sector has become overwhelmed with defaulted loans. At the end of last June, defaulted loans stood at Tk 2 lakh 11 thousand 392 crores. Some banks are not able…
Read More »NBR targets six-month drive to expand tax net, ease burden on existing taxpayers
UNB: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set a six-month target to significantly broaden its tax base, aiming to reduce the disproportionate burden on the country’s existing taxpayers.“We have fixed a target of six months…
Read More »Committee soon to make Ganabhaban into museum
3 advisers visit Staff Correspondent: A committee comprising architects and experts would be formed soon to turn Ganabhaban into a museum to preserve the memory of those who were killed and wounded during the students-people uprising…
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