Dr. Md. Abdul Mazid, Ex-chairman, NBR : There have been discussions about lowering the corporate tax rate. Lowering the tax rate will definitely lead to less revenue, because a huge sum could be missed from the tax net. Plans need to be set for ways to recover the loss. The corporations that owe to the government,…
Sustir Sarker, Netrokona Corresponent Netrokona Medical College started the process of teaching. The number of students in the first batch is 50. On 10th January, Bangabandhu will return home. The college authorities started their journey with special emphasis on this day, on the other side Netrokona started as a new horizon. At 10am at Netrokona…
Reuters: Southeast Asian nations hope to strike a joint agreement on cybersecurity in coming days with Russia, accused by the United States of meddling in its elections, after a series of high-profile hacks in the region. The draft of a document seen by Reuters discusses formalizing an agreement with Russia. It is set to be…
Noman Mosharef BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy alleged that Awami League is trying to negotiate with Jamaat-e-Islami. He said people and journalists know AL leaders are meeting Jamaat leaders in the jail. However, he didn’t give any particular instance, supporting his claim. He was speaking as a chief guest at a meeting organized…
Hossen Sohel of DOT The Netherlands on Thursday launched an investigation into claims that government officials were involved in illegal adoptions from Brazil and other countries for three decades, reports AFP. The probe will start with Brazil and then move on to Bangladesh, Colombia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, covering the period from 1967 to 1998,…
Olga Tsvetkova/UNICEF Small steps towards social inclusion of children with disabilities in Belarus Limited access to services. Stigma. Social exclusion. These are far too often a reality for the estimated 5.1 million children who live with disabilities in the Region. We follow 3-year-old Agatha through her daily routine at a UNICEF-supported Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)…
Banglanews24: Country’s northern most district Panchagarh has been waking up with its first fogs over nearly a week as the winter drawing near. Temperatures also started dipping to as low as 22.7 degrees Celsius. The district having close affinity to Himalayan basin in soil nature and bounded by Darjeeling on the north, is getting engulfed…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Living deep in the mountains of Chin State in western Myanmar are groups of tribal women for whom facial tattoos are a sign of beauty. When a Chin girl reaches puberty, aged between 12 and 14, she is considered old enough to be tattooed – symbolism of entering adult life. The tattoos are…
Eshan Maitra Remember the countless times that you have failed to get the stuffed toy from that cruel claw machine. Those who never tried, you missed on the first childhood gambling ecstasy! Also, saved quite some pocket money. But to the tireless failures, it was not your fault. The claw machines are manufactured that way,…
Reported by: Arifur Rahman Tuhin Written by: Eshan Maitra Bangladesh tourism industry is failing to grow due to countless obstacles. Experts blame the, law complexities, poor transportation systems, lack of hotels and improper advertisement of tourism spots.Foreigners are required to have extra clearance paper from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, with their passport. For access several…