US decision defies logic
The Obama Administration has finally found a nation it’s willing to punish — mighty Bangladesh. The US suspended tariff-free access to the US market for a small portion of Bangladesh’s exports last...
View ArticleHasan bashes Mannan
Environment and Forest Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday accused BNP-backed mayoral hopeful MA Mannan of “misappropriating” hundreds of crores of taka from Hajj pilgrims when the latter was state...
View ArticleNBR freezes Mannan’s bank accounts
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has frozen bank accounts of MA Mannan, BNP-backed mayoral candidate in Gazipur City Corporation polls, for dodging tax, said NBR officials yesterday. The tax...
View ArticleProblem in Grameen name
For more than two years, two associated organisations of Grameen Bank have been facing problems amending their rules as the commerce ministry is delaying the process. Grameen Kalyan and Grameen Shakti...
View ArticleMuhith gave JS false statement
Yunus Centre yesterday protested Finance Minister AMA Muhith’s statement about Grameen Bank and its founder Prof Muhammad Yunus, terming it “completely false”. The centre which promotes philosophies of...
View ArticleNo doubt about article by Khaleda
The Washington Times yesterday confirmed publishing an article by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on January 30, which called upon western leaders to save the country’s democracy by putting pressure on the...
View ArticleErshad in demand
All of a sudden, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has emerged as the kingmaker at the Gazipur City Corporation polls as both mayoral aspirants have rushed to him for his blessings and support. MA...
View ArticleFull freedom for trade unionism
In a desperate bid to regain a duty waiver from the US, the government has decided to give workers full freedom to run trade unions in factories. Parliament, amid pressure from the US and the European...
View Article$890,000 Chinese stamp
One of China’s rarest stamps sold for HK$6.9 million ($890,000) at auction in Hong Kong, the auctioneers said yesterday. With just 32 recorded copies, the Qing Dynasty “1897 Red Revenue Small One...
View ArticleTwo held in Canada Day terror plot
Police have foiled a plot to bomb the parliament of British Columbia as tens of thousands gathered to celebrate Canada’s independence day, arresting two people allegedly “inspired by al-Qaeda,”...
View ArticleShahjahan reborn
Faizul Hasan Kadari, a retired post-master from India, has put his entire life savings into building a replica of the world famous Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife who died in 2011. The original...
View ArticleMobarak helped Pak army during war
A prosecution witness yesterday gave the International Crimes Tribunal-1 a detailed description of how war crimes accused Mobarak Hossain had allegedly abetted the Pakistani army to kill 33 villagers...
View ArticleToufiq wins by-polls
Ruling Awami League candidate Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq won the Kishoreganj-4 by-election yesterday. Toufiq, eldest son of President Abdul Hamid, bagged 99,933 votes with the symbol “boat” in all 118 polling...
View Article4 killed in road crash
At least four people, including three of a family, were killed and three others injured when a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head on in Islampur area of Dhamrai yesterday noon. The dead...
View Article53 constituencies get new boundaries
The Election Commission has redrawn the boundaries of 53 parliamentary constituencies in 19 districts, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said yesterday. However, the number of...
View ArticleCars entering Dhaka may have to pay tax
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday announced a Tk 1,984.53 crore budget for 2013-2014 fiscal year, proposing to reintroduce a scheme of tax-collection from vehicles entering the capital....
View ArticleArmy chopper crash landed
A pilot sustained injuries as a training helicopter of Bangladesh Army crash landed at Chouthan in Dhamrai upazila on the outskirts of the capital yesterday. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a...
View ArticleSocial protection not enough
Bangladesh came in 28th out of the 35 Asian countries surveyed for its provision of social protection for its poor and vulnerable citizens. The neighbouring Nepal, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan fared...
View ArticleJP ‘neutral’
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has opted for not supporting any of the two frontrunner mayoral aspirants in the Gazipur City Corporation polls as a strategy to gain more political mileage out of the...
View ArticleUnpaid tax; not politics
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) may confiscate the assets of opposition-backed mayoral candidate in Gazipur city polls MA Mannan to realise his due tax. “If necessary, and there is not enough money...
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