DOT Desk Aggregate shortfall in tax revenue collection against the target widened further, marking a deficit amounting to Tk 167.99 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, reports The Financial Express. The shortfall was about Tk 114 billion in the first quarter (July-September) of FY 19. According to the…
Hossen Sohel of DOT Like every year, the students of primary, secondary, madrasa and technical education institutes celebrated the Textbook Day yesterday, the first day of the New Year, which coincides with the beginning of their academic sessions, reports bdnews24.com. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had inaugurated the festival for the distribution of free textbooks among…
Sofian Khan: Awami Lea-gue General Secretary Obaidul Quader said they will show no tenderness towards BNP while forming the election-time government. “BNP hasn’t any scope to be included in the polls-time government, as per the constitution”, said Quader, also the Road Transport & Bridges Minister while addressing a press briefing at the party President’s Political…
Fahmida Khatun writes for DOT : The banking sector of Bangladesh has expanded over the years in terms of number of formal institutions, higher number of financing instruments and bigger volumes of assets. However, the sector has been facing a number of serious challenges due to malpractices, scams and heists. These have affected the overall…
Reported by: Riku Amir Written by: Eshan Maitra Suddenly, 9 children of indigenous hill-tract families have died. At first, it was thought to be new disease breakout. Later, recently sent team of Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control & Research (IEDCR) conducted thorough testing and found cause of death to be measles-malnutrition. Announces, Directorate General of…
BSS: After more than five decades, Bangladesh and India have taken a move to revamp Chilahati-Haldibari rail connectivity which would open up scope for trains to travel to Shiliguri and Darjeeling. To this end, Bangladesh Railway has taken a fresh project to reconstruct over seven kilometers of new rail track in bordering Chilahati in Nilphamari…
UNB A woman and a young man were killed due to electrocution at Bothatia Nagpara village in Lohagara upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Rita Rani Devi, 29, wife of Bhashu Debnath of the village, and Ashutosh Debnath, 26, son of Sushil Debnath and brother of Bhashu. Mohammad Shahjahan, officer-in-charge of Lohagara…
BSS “Spotlight,” a searing portrait of The Boston Globe’s investigation into child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, won a surprise Oscar for best picture on Sunday at the 88th Academy Awards. The movie, which has picked up a string of honors on its way to Oscars glory, beat rivals “The Big Short,” “Bridge of…
Kabir Humayun: The Netherlands government will provide Euro 11 million for capacity building in Bangladesh for scholarships and other capacity building assistances during the next five years (2018-2022). Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for internationalisation in education, confirmed it to Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal, said the Embassy yesterday, reports UNB. The existing…