Criticising the high rate of bank borrowing, the BTMA president said the interest rate is very high and that they were compensating for those who looted money [from the country] ...

The ministry said amendments to the ordinance will be made following discussions with the Revenue Reform Advisory Committee and other key stakeholders. “Until those amendments are finalised, the ...

Oikya, a platform comprising nearly 100 organisations, has demanded justice for the killings during the 2024 July uprising, a fascism-free administration, and issuance of the July Declaration within a ...

The Ministry of Public Administration has reconstituted the permanent committee on reviewing various demands raised by government employees amid protests from several employee associations demanding ...

Highlights: Gas and energy crisis forcing factories to close Interest rate on loans still too high BIDA has failed to bring in a single investor, Showkat claims Warns of famine-like situation as more ...

The previously declared non-cooperation programme with the NBR Chairman will continue as planned, it, however, added.

Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments (RMG) industrial areas will remain open on 5, 11 and 12 June to facilitate payment of garment workers' salary, Eid bonus, allowances and ...

The protesting officers and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) are expected to call off their announced full-fledged strike in all offices of the Tax, Customs and VAT Department from ...

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Workers of a readymade garment factory in Savar have blocked a regional road to Manikganj, demanding arrears of one-and-a-half months and Eid-ul-Adha bonus, disrupting traffic on the road. Around 4pm ...

Steadily carving his space in Dhallywood, Ador Azad gears up for Eid with ‘Tagar’, a film that just might push him into the spotlight he’s quietly been working toward ...

"First of all, we were not allowed to have a proper hearing in the court. We said the victim in this case died in a road accident, which is proven in the medical certificate. Moreover, none of the ...