Al Jazeera : Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics “for studies...
Day: October 15, 2024
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced yesterday that it has reinstated a five-year income tax exemption for Grameen Bank to eliminate discrimination in the sector. Grameen Bank, founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, has enjoyed tax exemptions since its inception in 1983. However, the benefit was discontinued in 2020. The reinstatement of the tax waiver came through a statutory order on 10 October 2024, marking the end of a four-year gap. The NBR...
BSS : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday called for creating a “safe zone guaranteed by the UN” for the displaced people in Rakhine and finding ways to support them. He made the call when Thomas Andrews, the Special Rapporteur of the UN on the situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, called on Chief Adviser at his Tejgaon office here. The Special Rapporteur appreciated the Chief Adviser for his three-point proposals on the Rohingya crisis, which were floated on...
Court Correspondent : Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF) has demanded immediate withdrawal of all cases against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman. President of BJAF Advocate Zainul Abedin on Monday made this demand at a press conference at Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) yesterday. “We demand immediate withdrawal of all case against Tarique Rahman, otherwise the lawyers’ community will again take to the street,” he said. Advocate Zainul Abedin said different political parties and student-people were waging movement against the fascist...
UNB : Detectives arrested former Agriculture Minister Dr. Abdur Razzaque in an operation in the capital’s Eskaton area on Monday...
Staff Reporter : The Public Administration Reforms Commission has recommended that the age limit for entering government jobs be 35...
Diplomatic Correspondent : Dhaka aims to strengthen cooperation with Beijing in military and green energy sectors to elevate bilateral relations....
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