Traders blame low supply for high price; not enough catch in rivers even after 2-month ban
April 24 is a date that should not be and cannot be ever obliterated from our memory. Rana Plaza collapsed on the morning of a hot summer day, on April 24, 2013. At least 1,136 people, mostly garment workers, were killed and over 2,500 others injured in the deadliest garment factory disaster in history as the nine-storey building came crashing down in Savar.
The agriculture ministry has started issuing permits to importers to bring potatoes to control prices
BNP standing committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan today said the "cold-blooded' attack on BNP rally was "slyly crafted" by the government in a bid to crush people's aspiration for the restoration of democracy in the country
The BNP yesterday alleged that the government drew up a “master plan” to attack its rally after witnessing the enormous gathering.
At least 17 journalists were injured during clashes in the capital yesterday and several of them were reportedly attacked by BNP men.
Downtown Dhaka turned into a battlefield yesterday as BNP activists and police clashed, leading to the death of a policeman and a ward-level BNP leader.
The buses were torched in Kalshi, Hemayetpur, Gazipur from 9:18pm to 9:30pm
Now several companies, including Matador, Olympics, Econo, RFL Group and Meghna Group of Industries, manufacture pens in Bangladesh.
There is not much in it to make us feel better in terms of its focus and measures.
The budget for the financial year 2023-2024 has been presented in the Parliament. What do people think of this budget? What do they expect from it?
The prices of face wash items are likely to be increased as the government has proposed increasing tax on face cleansers in the national budget for 2023-24 fiscal year.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has proposed a duty-free facility for containers carrying import and export goods in 2023-24 fiscal year.
A total of Tk 6,597 crore has been proposed for Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry in the budget for 2023-24 fiscal aiming at upgrading the aviation sector as well as expanding tourism industry to meet the global standards.
The stock market stakeholders have been demanding for widening the tax gap between listed and non-listed companies by lowering the corporate tax for listed companies in order to encourage more companies to go public.
In the context of ongoing crisis and problems, the macroeconomic projections announced in the budget are illusional and unattainable, the Centre for Policy Dialogue said in its instant budget reaction.
The budget document has done a routine job of presenting estimates of earnings and proposals for expenditures. In doing so, it has been cast within the framework of politically determined targets of GDP growth, inflation rate, and budget deficit. The additional consideration of meeting the conditions of IMF loan has also come in, although not explicitly mentioned.
The government is upgrading its document filing and transfer system to improve its decision-making process, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said in his budget speech today.
