Prices of vegetables high in capital
The prices of vegetables remained high in the city’s kitchen markets over the week ending Friday. Traders said that consumers would have to wait until harvest of winter vegetables for decreasing prices as rains damaged farmland across the country.
PROTEST AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT : 3 killed, 5 injured in police firing
Three people were killed and five were injured as police opened fire at local people who clashed with the police during their protests against an alleged sexual harassment at Kalihati upazila in Tangail on Friday.
Lucky travellers rejoice at Kamalapur
Hundreds of travellers were seen rejoicing on Friday at Kamalapur railway station after obtaining their much-expected tickets when some looked gloomy because they were not so lucky. A few thousand of people were waiting at the central railway station in the capital for more than 24 hours to get their advance tickets.
BTRC scraps licences of 33 ISPs for non-renewal
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Thursday cancelled licences of 33 internet service providers as the ISPs failed to renew their licences. BTRC officials said the operation of the ISPs would remain suspended until further notice. ‘We have asked the ISPs to pay their dues within one month and renew the licences. Once they do so, they might be able to resume operation,’ said a BTRC official.
Poor infrastructure, gas crisis hold back FDI: joint chambers
The leaders of the joint chambers on Thursday said that impoverished infrastructure and gas crisis were the key challenges for attracting foreign investment in Bangladesh.
PM greets Raushon, Ershad, Khaleda on Eid-ul-Azha
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted leader of the opposition Begum Raushon Ershad, PM’s special envoy and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
BNP set to miss deadline for new committees
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to miss September 30 deadline for constituting new committees of its all units, as it has so far formed new committees of no district unit and not even half of thana units, marking the slow pace of the party reorganisation.
ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS’ TUITION FEES : No VAT for 6 months: HC
The High Court on Thursday stayed collection of Value Added Tax on tuition fees of English medium schools for six months.
NBR nets Tk 153cr on 1st day of tax fair
The National Board of Revenue collected Tk 153 crore in income tax on Wednesday, the opening day of a weeklong income tax fair being organised by the revenue board throughout the country, and provided 57,047 people with services related to income tax payment, according to the official data of the NBR.
Bangladesh an excellent example of religious harmony: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday termed Bangladesh an excellent example of religious harmony saying that the people of all faiths here can perform their religious rituals freely and independently.
