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by Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — Bangladesh’s tax collection body, the National Board of Revenue (NBR), has reduced the source tax on export proceeds for all sectors from 1.0 percent to 0.25 percent to boost mainly ready-made garment (RMG) export competitiveness. A senior NBR official told Xinhua Tuesday that the tax collection […]
Read MoreA two-day language festival has kicked off in Bangladesh’s top leading North South University (NSU) in capital Dhaka with around 1,000 school, college and varsity students participating in various competitions in three languages — Bangla, Chinese and English, reports Xinhua. The NSU organized the national festival titled “Language League 2019” to promote language learning. Bangladeshi Planning Minister […]
Read MoreThe inaugural session of two days long the National Language Festival “Language League 2019” held at North South University (NSU) on Friday, October 18, 2019 The first private university and the number one ranked private university of Bangladesh, North South University (NSU) organized the inaugural session of two days long the National Language Festival “Language […]
Read MoreFIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in Dhaka Thursday on a one-day goodwill visit at the invitation of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), reports Xinhua. The 49-year-old supremo of world football’s governing body came here from Mongolia along with his entourage as part of his Asia tour. Upon his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, […]
Read MoreThe highly anticipated clash, between rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, the El Clasico, has been scheduled for a 5:00 PM BST kick-off on October 26, 2019 for Bangladeshi audiences again. To celebrate the biggest club rivalry in the world LaLiga will be organising a special live screening for 5,000 fans in a 24 […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at a special ceremony at the new Terminal 1 of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, recently (30 September, 2019) welcomed its first 787-10 Dreamliner, which will play a key role in the airline’s fleet and network expansion. The largest member of […]
Read MoreBangladesh has been transformed to a manufacturer country of technology product and services, Foreign Minister Abul Momen said and called upon the youths to utilise innovations for economic growth. Addressing opening session of a technology exposition on Monday, Minister Momen also appreciated the activities of hi-tech parks for providing platform for local and international firm […]
Read Moreby Naim-Ul-Karim Water scarcity is a problem in some parts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh every year, reports Xinhua. With a view to ending the water crisis, the Bangladeshi government in recent years launched several mega projects. One such project started in 2015 with China’s assistance under the Belt and Road […]
Read MoreThe test firing of Oerlikon Rudder Control gun (anti-aircraft gun) was held Sunday at Bangladesh’s Nidania AD Firing Range in Cox’s Bazar district, some 292 km southeast of capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. The firing was conducted under the arrangement of Adhoc 48 Air Defence Artillery Regiment, national news agency reports, citing a press release […]
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