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Govt to update media list, revise ad rates

Dhaka, March 20 -- Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Wednesday announced that the government has decided to revise newspaper advertisement rates and update the official media list. ... Read More


Increase cold storage facilities to protect potato farmers

Dhaka, March 20 -- In Bangladesh, there are some perishable crops, including potatoes and onions, whose prices fall abnormally during the season. The farmers are left with nothing. The price they get... Read More


AMTOB wants elimination of VAT on SIM, e-SIM

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) on Wednesday urged the government to remove VAT on SIM and e-SIM to do easy and foster development in the telecom s... Read More


Meghna Bank elects Tanveer Ahmed as Vice Chairman

Dhaka, March 20 -- Meghna Bank PLC has elected Tanveer Ahmed as its new Vice Chairman.A distinguished business professional, Ahmed has 18 years of remarkable success in the ready-made garments (RMG) a... Read More


Stock indices decline in Dhaka, Ctg markets

Dhaka, March 20 -- Stock indices in both Dhaka and Chittagong's stock markets saw a decline on the fourth trading day of the week on Wednesday. While all the indices dropped in both markets, overall ... Read More


CM gifts 27 schemes worth Rs 183 Crore to Garhwa district

Ranchi/Garhwa, March 20 -- Chief Minister today Hemant Soren said that Shri Banshidhar Mahotsav is celebrated here every year, but for the last few years, the state government has resolved to make thi... Read More


BUDGET SESSION | Tribal seats will reduce after delimitation, says Linda

Ranchi, March 20 -- Jharkhand's ST, SC and Backward Class Welfare minister Chamra Linda on Tuesday expressed concern over the proposed delimitation of parliamentary and assembly seats and said that po... Read More


Oppn questions cut in Maiya Yojana beneficiaries list

Ranchi, March 20 -- The opposition is very angry over the deletion of the names of about 18 lakh women from the Chief Minister Maiya Samman Yojana in Jharkhand. Along with the Bharatiya Janata Party, ... Read More


Maximum 7yrs in jail for rape under false promise of marriage

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Advisory Council has approved an amendment to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, introducing a maximum seven-year prison sentence for rape committed under false p... Read More


Remittance soars 78.4pc in March YoY

Dhaka, March 20 -- Remittance inflow witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of a massive 78.4 per cent to $2,252 million in the first 19 days of the ongoing March. According to the Bangladesh Ban... Read More