DOT Desk: The tax at source in the export-oriented RMG sector has been reduced to 0.25 per cent from the existing 0.6 per cent in a bid to enhancing the competitive edge of the sector, reports The financial Express. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) on Thursday in…
Noman Ahmed, Chairman, Department of Architecture & Planning, NED University, Karachi/Dawn, Pakistan RECENTLY, the commissioner Karachi issued a notification dividing the city into three zones: downtown, uptown and old town. Prima facie, it appears to be an attempt to redefine the city’s administrative arrangements, however, it doesn’t provide any details or schedules to identify the…
DOT Desk: Trading on the occasion of the New Year celebration showed a grim picture in the city this year amid low presence of customers which traders attributed to the fear of chaos before and after the national election, reports The Financial Express. Kitchen markets, shopping malls, confectioneries, flower and gift item shops, first food…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the process to form the new government is likely to be completed by January 10, reports The Daily Star. Obaidul Quader came up with the information while talking to reporters after placing wreaths at the portrait of Bangabandhu in front of Bangabandhu…
Nikki Haley As we end 2018, I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to represent the country I love so much. Thank you Mr. President for the honor of a lifetime. I also want to thank the people who supported us during the good times and the challenging ones. We are all blessed…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Rescuers are looking for survivors after a heavy landslide rain killed at least two people, with dozens missing in western Indonesia. The landslide occurred shortly before sunset on Monday in West Java province, reports AFP. Search and rescue teams have found two people dead and are scouring the area for at…
Abrar Hussain of DOT At least eight people were injured, one seriously, after a vehicle ploughed into crowds celebrating New Year’s Day in Tokyo in the early hours of yesterday. A police spokesman revealed that the driver had been detained and national broadcaster NHK stated that the man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder….
Sejuti Mourin of DOT Ratan Tata is an Indian industrialist, investor, philanthropist, and a former chairman of Tata Sons who serves as its chairman emeritus. He received the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2008, the third and second highest civilian honours awarded by the Government of India. When asked him why isn’t…
AFP: Right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro, who has vowed to crack down on political corruption, violent crime and ignite a moribund economy with deregulation and fiscal discipline, will be sworn in as Brazil’s president on Tuesday. The former Army captain and seven-term fringe congressman rode a wave of anti-establishment anger to became Brazil’s first far-right president…
Abrar Hussain of DOT : Looking back at 2018 and the French president’s vows to unite the nation, some disappointed Frenchmen went to Twitter to vent their frustrations regarding the situation in their country. The population has been divided over the Benalla affair and the Yellow Vests riots. “In my view, 2018 will be the…