Maulana Farid Uddin Masud, Islamic scholar : Usually, the prices of commodities are higher, which is quite unaffordable for consumers. Traders can profit as much as their business demand. But unlimited profits are not something allowed in Islam. Rather the Muslims are told to keep the market prices under control. In the golden days of Islam,…
DOT Desk Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday urged the officials involved in the election results announcement process to declare accurate results so that people can have faith on the Election Commission, reports The Daily Star. “We are overwhelmed by the interest people have shown over the elections. So, we have to be…
M Humayun Kabir: The government has taken an initiative to set up a monitoring cell ahead of the next general election aiming to identify rumours in social networking sites, said State Minister for Information Tarana Halim. She told reporters at the Secretariat that the ‘Rumour Identification and Removal Centre’ will be in operation 24 hours…
Reported by: Hasan Arif Written by: Eshan Maitra Since, new VAT law implementation by Finance Minister Abul Mal Muhit, were halted for 2 years by the PM herself. Upon the request of the business owners. Ministry of Finance & National Board of Revenue (NBR) has agreed on fulfilling VAT shortages via increasing the reach of…
Syed Ishtiaque Reza , Editor-in-Chief of GTV & sarabangla.net : A highly placed bank official recently showed me his one-day file on his table full of applications and request letters from various organizations (political, non-political and professional bodies) seeking donations and sponsorships. Banks, insurance companies, non-bank financial institutions and bigbusiness houses and individuals are burdened with such…
Rubya Tripty Search engine Google commemorated Begum Rokeya’s 137th birth and 85th death anniversary with a doodle that depicts Begum Rokeya walking in a corridor while carrying some books.“Begum Royeka was a pioneer in Bengali feminist thinking and writing” in a statement google also said, “Born in 1880 in present-day Bangladesh, she became a persistent…
Nayon Sarkar Customs recovered 58 gold bars worth 3 crores taka hidden in a blanket from the luggage of a migrant worker who arrived at Shahajal International airport from Bahrain yesterday morning. Assistant commissioner of Dhaka Customs House and chief of the preventive team, Saidul Islam told media that his team on information interrogated Md…
Prof Dr Tareq Shamsur Rahman, Political Analyst : In an unprecedented ruling on September 6, the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) said it had jurisdiction over the alleged deportation of Rohingyas from Myanmar as a possible crime against humanity although the country is not a party to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. Meanwhile,…
DOT Desk: Andrographis paniculata, locally known as “kalmegh” is being cultivated by many farmers in Tangail; and might invigorate the area’s economy, reports The Dhaka Tribune. Kalmegh is an herb of the Acanthaceae family. Kalmegh grows in waste ground and thrives in moist habitats; making Bangladesh’s weather perfect for its cultivation. The herb is tastes…
CNN The next generation of electric cars could charge their batteries in the time it takes to fill up at a gas station. A group of companies including Germany’s BMW (BMWYY), Porsche and Siemens (SIEGY) say they have developed technology that could help make super-fast charging a reality. They unveiled on Thursday a 450 kW…