Christian man stabbed by miscreants
A Christian man was injured as a group of miscreants stabbed him at Khoiljana village in Chatmohor upazila on Sunday night…
Archive for May, 2016
Tax-free income limit may remain unchanged
Tax-free income ceiling for individual taxpayers is likely to remain unchanged in the coming fiscal year as the government is reluctant to increase the threshold in a bid to widen income tax net in the country, finance ministry officials said…
Thundershowers or rain likely
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions till 6:00pm today…
SC paves way for chess polls
The elections of Bangladesh Chess Federation will be held today as per
schedule after Supreme Court stayed a High Court order that earlier suspended the election for three months.
The chamber of judge of Appellate Division Justice Mirza Husain Haider stayed the High Court order following a move by the National Sports Council, paving the way for the elections…
Traders shut shops for 1 hour in protest against VAT law
Country’s businesses particularly traders on Monday formed human chain in front of their respective shops, trading houses and factories keeping those closed from 12 noon to 1 pm demanding incorporation of the existing
package of value-added tax facility in the new VAT law…
Police seek 30-day remand for Aslam
The police sought to take BNP joint secretary general Aslam Chowdhury in remand for 30 days in three cases filed against him or for which he was shown arrested…
BANKS’ STOCKS EXPOSURE CALCULATION: DSE wants investment in non-listed cos excluded
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Monday requested the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue Bangladesh Bank to exclude banks’ investment in the non-listed securities in calculating their (banks) capital market exposure…
Warner lauds cool Hyderabad
Captain David Warner hailed Sunrisers Hyderabad for staying cool in the heat of an Indian Premier League final to claim their maiden title at the home of opponents Royal Challengers Bangalore…
SME loan disbursement rises by 24pc in Q1
SME loan disbursement by banks and non-bank financial institutions increased by 24.40 per cent to Tk 32,518.71 crore in the first three months of this year compared with that in the same period a year ago, but 63.36 per cent of the loans went to trade or unproductive sectors, the latest BB data showed…
Mariner beat Sadharan Bima
Dhaka Mariner Young’s Club defeated Sadharan Bima Krira Sangha by 4-3 goals in the Premier Division Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Monday…
CJ for strong bar to ensure rule of law
Chief justice SK Sinha on Monday underscored the need for having a strong bar in order to ensure the rule of law and the freedom of judiciary in the country…
Women’s coach Gamage leaves
Bangladesh women’s cricket team needs to have more international exposure if they want success in the global
platform, said their outgoing coach Janak Gamage on Monday…
First single trade fair of Bangladesh begins in Thailand
The first single country trade fair of Bangladesh began in Bangkok, capital of Thailand aiming to boost bilateral trade and attract Thai investment in the country…
Women don’t get access to info equal to men in Bangladesh
Women do not get access to information with same facility as men here in Bangladesh, according to a study report published on Monday…
Call for tough anti-tobacco campaign to create mass awareness
Anti-tobacco campaigners at a discussion meeting here on Saturday stressed the need for launching a vigorous campaign against tobacco in the country to create awareness among people about its adverse impact on human health…
Ronaldo rests to show the ‘jealous’ who’s best
Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in Portugal’s pre-European Championship friendly against England on Thursday as he rests from his third Champions League triumph but he insists those who doubt his talents are ‘jealous’…
New currency note of Tk 5 to be available on June 5
The government will issue newly introduced taka 5 note as the government currency note from June 5, said Finance Division of the finance ministry in press release on Monday…
Jute mills workers hold hunger strike
Workers of some private-owned jute mills and their families brought out a hunger strike procession at Phulbari gate area to press home their 8-point demand, on Monday…
Kuwait to spend $115b on oil projects
OPEC member Kuwait has earmarked 34.5 billion dinars ($115 billion) to spend on oil projects over the next five years, despite the slump in oil prices, a senior executive said Sunday…
Slovakia stun Germany
An inexperienced Germany team suffered a self-confidence sapping 3-1 defeat to Slovakia in Sunday’s storm-affected friendly as the world champions fielded four new caps ahead of Euro 2016…
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