Tarique receives Khaleda in London
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia arrived in London on Wednesday morning when her elder son Tarique Rahman received her at Heathrow airport.A large number of leaders and activists of BNP welcomed Khaleda at the airport, BNP chairperson’s press wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan told New Age, quoting leaders of BNP UK chapter.
MILLENNIUM DEV GOALS : Bangladesh set to miss several components
Despite a 15-year push since 2001, Bangladesh is headed to miss achievement of 100 per cent literacy and several other components of eight Millennium Development Goals.
Syed Mohsin Ali laid to rest in Moulvibazar
Social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali was laid to eternal rest beside his parents’ graves at Shah Mostafa Mazar at Darjirmahal in the district town on Wednesday.
Khaleda off to London
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia left Dhaka for London on Tuesday night for her eye treatment and celebrating Eid-ul-Azha there with her family members. She flew to London by an Emirates Airlines flight around 9:50pm, said her press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel.
Receding floodwater leaves many under open sky
Floodwater has receded further in the north and central parts of the country, leaving affected people to suffer for lack of funds with which to mend their damaged homesteads.
Cancer, heart, kidney patients increase sharply
The incidence of cancer, heart diseases and kidney ailments increased sharply among all sections of people in recent years but many of them find the high costs of treatment simply unaffordable.
Govt eyes 40 lakh income taxpayers by FY20, says Muhith
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Tuesday said that the government had set a target to increase the number of registered income taxpayers to 40 lakh or 2 per cent of country’s total population by the financial year 2019-2020 in a bid to boost income tax collection.
PM wins UN environmental prize for policy leadership
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nations’ highest environmental accolade in recognition of Bangladesh’s far-reaching initiatives to address climate change.
PRIVATE UNIV TUITION FEES : VAT goes amid protests
Thousands of students of private universities called off their peaceful street protests Monday afternoon after the agitations over three days forced the government to roll back its controversial 7.5 per cent value added tax on tuition fees.
Govt to provide skills dev training for 1.5 million
The government has taken an initiative to provide skills development training to 1.5 million people under a finance ministry project funded by the Asian Development Bank with the aim of raising productivity in public and private sectors.
