New tax system to show sectorwise spending
Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, adviser to the Ministry of Finance and Planning, said the government will introduce a new tax architecture from the next...
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Committee formed to review stone quarry leasing in Sylhet, Sunamganj: Home Minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the government has formed a high-level committee to examine the possibility of allowing limited stone extraction in selected areas...
ICT orders journalists Mozammel Babu, Farzana Rupa produced in Shapla Chattar massacre case
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to produce journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa before it on May 14 in...
PM calls for people-oriented administration, faster hassle-free public services
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday called for building a people-oriented administration to ensure faster, transparent and harassment-free services for citizens. “The administration must be...
10,000 firearms of AL era unrecovered
Nearly 10,000 licensed firearms issued during the tenure of the previous Awami League (AL) government have yet to be surrendered, according to the authorities. The...
No likely border ‘push-in’ risk Home Minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said he does not foresee any possibility of “push-in” incidents following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the West...
Dhaka wants deep ties with Uzbekistan
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury held a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev on Monday in Samarkand. Khosru has called...
Army to return to barracks by June
All army personnel will be withdrawn from the field by next June. According to sources from the Core Committee meeting on law and order, the...
Bangladesh, China reaffirm commitment to deeper cooperation
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman met Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)Chairperson Wang Huning in Beijing on Wednesday. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed the...
Indictment hearing in Tulip’s Gulshan flat scam case on June 28
A court here today set June 28 for holding a charge-framing hearing in a case filed against Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh...
Nusrat Tabassum takes oath as MP in reserved women’s seat of JS
Newly elected Member of Parliament to a reserved women’s seat Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, today took oath as a member of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. Speaker...
No possibility of pushback into Bangladesh after BJP wins in WB: Salahuddin
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said he does not see any possibility of “pushback” into Bangladesh following the victory of the BJP in West Bengal...