BSS: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has given the assurance of reconsidering the issue of imposing 15 percent value added tax (VAT) on metro-rail ticket. He said this while addressing the “Branding S ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) is planning to extend the metro rail’s MRT line-6 from Uttara to Tongi with five new stations, reports Dhaka Tribune. Once operational, the journey from Tongi to Kamalapur will take just 48 minutes. The DMTCL Managi ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: For "Mammoth", a military drone pilot on the Ukrainian front, a new mobilisation law aiming to increase troop numbers that comes into force on Saturday cannot come soon enough. "It should have been done earlier," said the 24-year-old former lawyer who volunteered after ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: A crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen's rebel-held city of Mokha overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, maritime security firm Ambrey said yesterday. "A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker was reportedly 'attacked'" about 10 nautical miles ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: Former shipping minister and transport sector leader Shajahan Khan has suggested a separate labour budget for the country's working-class people in the upcoming national budget, reports Dhaka Tribune. "The labour budget should not be under a specific ministry," he ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: The Election Commission has directed the home ministry to take action against Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Md Moniruzzaman for participating in election activities on behalf of his younger brother, reports Daily star. The EC sent a letter to the ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: BNP leaders and activists are conspiring to turn the word “Baksal” into profanity, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (Baksal) was not just a party, it was a natio ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: A Bangladeshi pilgrim has died in Saudi Arabia while performing Hajj. The deceased has been identified as Md Asaduzzaman. He died on Wednesday, reports Dhaka Tribune. The information was revealed in the Bangladesh Haj Management Portal on yesterday. This is the ...বিস্তারিত
AFP:Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones overnight in the south of the country and over annexed Crimea and the Black Sea, Moscow's defence ministry said on Friday. Fifty-one drones were destroyed over Crimea, 44 over the Krasnodar region, six over the Belgorod ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh has focused on recovering water bodies and increasing revenue earnings, but remained oblivious to many of his other promises during the past four years of his tenure, reports Daily Sun. Mayor Tapos ...বিস্তারিত
