News Sky Known as the dracula ant, its jaws snap shut 5,000 times faster than the blink of an eye at 200mph. The tiny insect is comfortably ahead of the cheetah, whose record running speed is 60mph. Researchers believe the ants, found in Africa, Australia and southeast Asia, use their rapidly accelerating jaws to smash…
Dr. Ahmed Al Kabir, Former Chairman, Rupali Bank : The proposal to cut corporate tax for banks in the upcoming budget is logical. Previously, the rate was very high, but now it is at a reasonable level. Excluding cigarettes and a few other sectors, nearly every other sector has been reduced to or below this level….
Rasheda K Chowdhury, Former Caretaker Government Adviser: The quota system was adopted keeping a special situation in mind. For instance, the freedom fighters’ quota has been introduced for the war heroes. And, the quota system was revoked over a special situation. Meanwhile, a court order also says that the children of freedom fighters will be entitled…
BSS: The government has decided to take 80 projects instantly at a cost of Taka 2,97,800 crore under Bangladesh Delta Plan-2100 for implementation within 2030. “In the first phase, the government would implement the 80 projects by identifying six ‘hotspot’,” Water Resources Minister Anwar Hossain said this, while replying to a starred question from treasury…
Sayeed Muhammad: With a view to check gold smuggling and help boost duty collection from the sector, the government is going to formulate a gold import policy. As per the proposed policy, the VAT registered entities will only be allowed to import gold through opening Letters of Credit (LCs), reports UNB. “If everything goes well, the…
DOT Desk The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed petitions to the court seeking orders to confiscate assets of drug dealers under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, sources said, reports The Daily Sun. A senior CID official told the daily sun that they have sufficient evidence to prove that several drug dealers have amassed huge…
Reuters: China has arrested 26 suspects and retrieved almost 650 cultural relics stolen from an ancient burial site in northwestern Qinghai province, the Ministry of Public Security said on Sunday. China’s official Xinhua news agency said experts believe many of the items recovered are of “tremendous historical value” as they show cultural interactions between the…
Aditta Saha : Because of the concrete of the city footpath, the roots of the trees cannot go underground. As a result, the foundation of trees is not strong and the plants are dying. When there is a storm, many times for the building plants does not hit by the storm. But the places where…
DOT Desk Police recovered the bodies of a couple and their two minor children from their residence at Debpur village of Chandpur Sadar upazila yesterday morning. The deceased were identified as Mainuddin, 35, his wife Fatema Begum, 24, their five-year-old daughter Mithila and one-year-old son Siam, of the village, reports New Age BD. Locals spotted…
BSS Anamika Mishri works at a private firm in city’s Farmgate area. She lives at Mirpur-1 with her family. Every day, she faces serious problems to get a transport to go to her office. “I don’t feel safe in public transports. Besides, it is very tough to travel in the office time in the morning….