COMMERCIAL USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: Cabinet asks authorities to make list to check tax dodge
The Cabinet has asked the Local Government Division, Internal Resource Division and home ministry to prepare a list of residential buildings having spaces being used for commercial purposes to prevent tax evasion and ensure proper tax collection from the sector.
Feed rotten wheat to AL men, Khaleda asks govt
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday advised the government to feed the imported ‘rotten’ wheat to ruling Awami League men, not to common people.
HSC ADMISSION : Errors in recording grades delay merit list
The education boards missed three deadlines since Thursday in declaring the first merit list for college enrollments due to errors in recording grades of 26 per cent of the admission seekers, said a senior official of the Dhaka Education Board.
Torrential rain, flood claim 11 lives
At least four people died in landslide and flash flood due to the ongoing torrential rains in southeastern districts on Saturday. Also, the bodies of seven victims of boat capsize were recovered from Cox’s Bazar and Noakhali districts on the day.
Indian voter ID card issued in Hasina’s name
An Indian voter ID was issued in the name of Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in the city of Bengaluru in India.
Nayek Razzak returns home
Myanmar authorities on Thursday released Border Guard Bangladesh soldier Nayek Abdur Razzak following a flag meeting in Maungdaw in Myanmar after nine days of his abduction by Myanmar border guards. ‘He was handed over to our delegation at about 5:30pm along with his firearms, 22 bullets and other belongings,’ the Border Guard Bangladesh director general, Major General Aziz Ahmed, told reporters at border guards headquarters in the capital.
Reserve crosses $25b as BB buys $3.7b more from banks
The country’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed $25 billion mark for the first time as the Bangladesh Bank’s purchase of US dollars from local banks surpassed $3.72 billion in the current financial year till Thursday amid slow business.
Khaleda attends Jamaat’s iftar party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Thursday attended iftar party of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a key partner of the BNP-led alliance.
BUET closed for indefinite period
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology was closed sine die on Thursday in face of ‘attack by some students on the university authorities and the administrative building’ demanding deferment of scheduled examinations.
BGB man likely to return today
Border Guard Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday said Nayek Abdur Razzak could be brought back home today after a flag meeting in Myanmar town Maungdaw, more than a week after his capture.
