Desk Report Schoolchildren living in Korail slum area of the capital are facing great difficulties in reaching their schools in the absence of boat service. Locals said sufferings of schoolchildren know no bounds as they have to walk several kilometres along the bank of Banani lake to reach Gulshan bridge point, a destination that they…
Desk Report Exporters who do not enjoy bonded warehouse facility will be allowed to get refund of customs duty and value-added tax paid on import of raw materials without physical inspection reports on export goods as National Board of Revenue has relaxed rules in this connection. NBR has recently issued a special order relaxing the…
UNB At least 18 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Haat Krishnapur Bazar in Sadarpur upazila on Thursday night. Saifuzzaman, senior station officer of Faridpur Fire service, said the fire broke out at a shop around 10:30 pm and spread around soon. On information, a firefighting unit went to the spot…
Desk Report The country’s first fully automated autogas filling station promises to provide much relief to private car owners. Unlike regular refueling stations, this particular pump will not give drivers and others the scope to produce false or fabricated gas bills. Nasrul Hamid, Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, will inaugurate on…
Desk Report Internet banking has failed to gain popularity in the country though most of the bank branches are connected to online banking systems. Internet or online banking is a system that allows customers to make transactions or avail themselves of bank services using internet on mobile or computer.According to the latest data of Bangladesh…
UNB A court here on Thursday sent five individuals on remand got 4 dast an explosive case filed with Wari Police Station. Dhaka Juvenile court sent one of the accused Mosharraf Hossain, 13, a class-IX student to jail on the same charges. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Pranab Kumar Whui passed the order rejecting the bails prayers….
Desk Report Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal on Thursday urged to the students and young generation to positively represent the tourism sector of Bangladesh all across the world through social media like facebook and twitter. He said in many countries tourism is considered as a major source of economy. If we…
Desk Report Mahidol University of Thailand and University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh will sign a MoU shortly for cooperation and collaboration in the field of higher education and research. A six-member delegation of Mahidol University led by Prof Dr Patcharee Lertrit called on UGC chairman (In-Charge) Prof Dr M Shah Nowaz Ali yesterday. They…
Desk report The passengers of a Muscat-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines staged demonstrations at Shah Amanat International Airport on Thursday following its flight schedule collapse. At least 50 passengers who had been waiting at the airport since Wednesday night staged protests in the morning. Later, officials of the airport and Biman appeared there and…
UNB A suspected drug peddler was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at AfiNepalpara in Pabaupazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Hasibul Hossain, 34, son of Aftab Hossain Pochu of Sonakandi village in the upazila. He was wanted in several cases, said police. Tipped off, a team…