There will be a 15 per cent value added tax (VAT) on the tickets of metro rail in Dhaka from 1 July. As the tax burden is usually passed on to the consumers, the metro rail fare is likely to rise in proportionate with the tax rate. In this regard, the VAT Division of the…
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Jamdani weavers in full swing for Eid festivities Workers at the Abul Kalam Jamdani Weaving Factory in Rupganj, Narayanganj, are diligently engaged in weaving sarees. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain With 14 weaving machines and a team of 28 skilled workers, the factory is operating at full capacity to meet the increasing demand for its products…
The merchandise exports have been above the threshold of $5 billion for the fourth consecutive month as the country registered exports worth $5.1 billion in March. There was an year-on-year increase of 9.88 per cent in exports in March, according to the latest data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Tuesday. The cumulative…
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will visit New Delhi after the general elections in India but the date of the visit has not been finalised, foreign minister Hasan Mahmud has said in his office on Wednesday afternoon. When asked citing the Indian media reports that prime minister Sheikh Hasina will visit India at the last week…
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan said members of militant outfit Kuki-Chin National Front’s (KNF) members were involved with a robbery attempt in Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch. The militants have abducted Sonali Bank’s branch manager. The minister said this to journalists at the secretariat today. Earlier on Tuesday night, the KNF militants attacked the Sonali Bank branch…