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PROGGA-ATMA want three price tiers in cigarette to hike revenue, reduce use

Dhaka, March 24 -- Research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have urged policymakers to reduce the number of cigarette price tiers from ... Read More


Formal Eid train journey begins amid tight security

Dhaka, March 24 -- The formal Eid journey in trains from Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station to different parts of the country started on Monday morning amid tight security. Those booked tickets for Ma... Read More


Australian Visa Center to open in Dhaka by end of March

Dhaka, March 24 -- The Australian Visa Center is set to open in Dhaka by the end of March, Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry, Nasimul Ghani said on Monday. This move will make the visa applicatio... Read More


Non-bank financial institutions get 9 days of Eid holiday

Dhaka, March 24 -- Bangladesh Bank has announced April 3 as a holiday for Non- Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI), same as the government employees. The Financial Institutions and Markets Department ... Read More


Genocide Day: Nation to observe one minute 'blackout' at 10:30 pm on March 25 night

Dhaka, March 24 -- minute 'Blackout' will be observed across the country from 10:30pm to 10:31pm on March 25, marking the Genocide Day. Key Point Installations (KPIs) and emergency establishments wil... Read More


Court orders confiscating Shakib Al Hasan's assets

, March 24 -- A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate the property of cricketer Shakib Al Hasan in a Tk 4 crore cheque disnonour case. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropoli... Read More


BNP dissolves DAB central committee

Dhaka, March 24 -- The BNP has dissolved the central committee of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), the physicians' body of the party. The party has also formed a 12-member preparatory and... Read More


ERF proposes tax reforms to ease inflation burden

, March 24 -- The Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) on Sunday recommended increasing the tax exemption limit for individual taxpayers from Tk 3.5 lakh to Tk 4 lakh to alleviate the financial strain caus... Read More


21 political parties submit reform opinions to Consensus Commission

Dhaka, March 24 -- The National Consensus Commission has so far received reform opinions from 21 political parties as Bangladesh Nezame Islam submitted its opinions on Monday. A delegation, led by Ba... Read More


Govt provides interest-free microloans, financial aid to imams and muezzins

Dhaka, March 24 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs is providing interest-free microloans and financial assistance to imams and muezzins across the country from Imam-Muezzin Welfare Trust. These loa... Read More