NN Online Report: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a letter seeking suspension of shares transfer (purchase-sale and...
Day: October 2, 2024
Reza Mahmud : Manpower exporters in Dhaka are optimistic as the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuala Lumpur is receiving an influx...
Staff Reporter : Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, stated that while there have been internal discussions regarding the tenure of the interim government and the timing of the next election, no final decision has been made by the advisory council yet. In an exclusive interview with Voice of America Bangla after delivering a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Dr. Yunus addressed the ongoing speculation. When asked whether the advisory council had discussed...
Staff Reporter : Police officers who have not returned to their positions will face legal consequences, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He made this statement during a press briefing at the Home Ministry on Tuesday, October 1. When asked about the number of absentees, the adviser estimated around 187 officers. “Those who failed to return to duty will no longer be considered police officers—they will be regarded as criminals,” he stated. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury also...
Al Jazeera : Hilsa is Bangladesh’s national fish. Locally known as ilish, it is cherished as the queen among fish...
Staff Reporter : The government has announced that advisers and officials of equivalent rank, along with their spouses, must submit their income and asset statements within 15 working days of the tax return submission deadline. This requirement was detailed in a gazette notification on Tuesday, under the “Policy on Disclosure of Statement of Income and Assets of Interim Government Advisers and Persons of Equivalent Rank, 2024.” According to the notice, these officials are required to submit the statements to the...
UNB :Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are likely to have a meeting on the sidelines of the Bimstec Summit which is expected to take place next month in Bangkok, Thailand. Briefing reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on current affairs on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain hinted at the possibility of such a development. There was no meeting between Chief Adviser Dr Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the...
Court Correspondent : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested another accused, who is a relative of Prime accused Ajmeri Osman in a case over killing Tanvir Mohammad Twaki, from a bus on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Siddhirganj area of Narayanganj district. The arrestee is Andullah Al Mamun alias Jamai Mamun, 40, son of Abdur Rahim of Barishal district. He is a close relative of Ajmeri Osman, son of AKM Nasim Osman, former lawmaker of Narayanganj-5 constituency. Tipped off,...
Staff Reporter : Six members of the same family have been killed in a fire that broke out at an Ashrayan Project house in Dharmapasha upazila of Sunamganj. The incident occurred at Seemer Khal village in Jayasree union of the upazila on Monday midnight. After the incident, police rushed to the scene around 7:30 am on Tuesday and recovered the bodies of the six. The deceased have been identified as Emarul Mia, 45, his wife Polly Akhter, 35, their sons...
Business Report : Alliance Finance PLC (AFPLC), a joint venture finance company with a foreign collaboration, convened its sixth board meeting in hybrid mode at its head office in Gulshan.Board members from Sri Lanka, the USA, Thailand, and Bangladesh joined the meeting through a virtual platform. The meeting was presided over by Jowher Rizvi, Chairman of Board of Directors of AFPLC. Among other Directors, Chairman of Peoples Leasing and Finance PLC of Sri Lanka, Pradeep Amirthanayagam, COO of Peoples Leasing...
AFP : Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday, recovering some of the losses suffered in the previous day’s rout, as the yen weakened against the dollar, while most other Asian markets started the day on a positive note following another record on Wall Street.With Hong Kong and mainland Chinese bourses closed for a holiday after thundering higher over the past week on a raft of economic stimulus out of Beijing, focus was on Japan following the wipeout fanned by a strong yen.The...