NID or passport mandatory The National Board of Revenue on Monday began issuing taxpayer identification number certificates online to make the system easy, reduce hassles of taxpayers and prevent issuance of fake TIN and its misuse. From now on, taxpayers will have to receive TIN online
Month: July 2013
DCCI urges US to revive GSP facility
Expressing grave concern and frustration over the suspension of the Generalised System of Preferences facilities for Bangladeshi products in the US market, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday urged the world’s biggest economy to revive the benefits. In a statement, the DCCI said that the
Businesses set prices of sugar, edible oil for Ramadan
Businessmen have set the prices of sugar, soya bean and palm oil for the month of Ramadan, fasting month for the Muslims, said sources in the commerce ministry. At a meeting on Sunday the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the commerce ministry set the mill gate, wholesale and retail prices
Delay in implementation ups cost by Tk 99 crore
ACTIVE PHARMA INGREDIENTS PARK PROJECT Delay in implementation ups cost by Tk 99 crore The cost of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Park project is set to shoot up by around Tk 99 crore because of the delay in its implementation, said officials of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation. The construction of the industrial park ... Read more
EPB suspends facilities for 7 garment factories
PRODUCT CODE TAMPERING EPB suspends facilities for 7 garment factories The Export Promotion Bureau has suspended its all kind of services enjoyed by seven garment factories on charges of forgery of certificate of generalised system of preferences facilities. According to the office order of the EPB issued on June 26, Starlight Sweaters Ltd, Pandora Sweaters ... Read more
BB incorporates new green products
TK 200-CR REVOLVING FUND BB incorporates new green products The Bangladesh Bank on Monday incorporated a number of new green products in its Tk 200-crore revolving fund in a bid to build an environment-friendly economy. The BB issued a circular to the managing directors and chief executive officers of banks saying that it included solar ... Read more
NBR starts accessing electoral database
The National Board of Revenue started to have access to electoral database of the Election Commission from Monday to verify the identity of the persons interested to get services from the tax regulator. A news release of the commission said the NBR
ASYCUDA World installed at Ctg Customs
The Automated System for Customs Data World, the latest automated system for customs data management, was installed at Chittagong Customs House on Monday in an effort to check tax evasion at the Chittagong Port and bring dynamism inthe revenue collection. National Board of Revenue member M Nasir Uddin
ASM Feroz elected Premier Leasing chairman
ASM Feroz Alam and Mehnaz Mannan have been elected the chairman and vice-chairman of Premier Leasing and Finance recently, said a press release. The chairman of Mercantile Bank Securities, Feroz is also the director of Mercantile Bank, National Television (RTV) and Premier Leasing Securities.
Tax justice needs to be established
Speakers tell Action Aid programme Due to weak tax administration, absence of political will and opaque company reporting, tax justice in Bangladesh has not been established yet, said speakers at a programme on Monday. ActionAid Bangladesh organised the national sharing on Tax Justice Campaign, a project they would launch in September, said a press release.
Nazmul threatens to unmask Saber
The Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan took a swipe at one his predecessors, Saber Hossain Chowdhury, and threatened to unmask people who put the country’s cricket into shambles. Nazmul returned from the ICC annual conference on Sunday and vented his anger in front of the media at the Shahjalal International Airport regarding a remark
Gregs seal Basketball title
The Gregs defeated Europa Youth by a score of 82-60 in the final game of the Citycell Basketball League to become the unbeaten champions at the Dhanmondi Basketball Gymnasium on Monday. The Gregs’ Reginald Holmes was the game’s top scorer with 22 points, while Jaraun Burrows chipped in with 13 points. After a closely fought ... Read more
Honeymoon over for Tamim
Dashing Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal will cut short his honeymoon and might join the Tigers’ training camp in a day or two, informed coach Shane Jurgensen on Monday. Tamim, who got married to Ayesha Siddiqa on June 22 at his hometown Chittagong, will join the camp on Wednesday if he is unable to unite ... Read more
Hockey players seek Ahad’s interference
National hockey players will meet with Ahad Ali Sarkar, the state minister for youth and sports, today seeking his assistance in resolving the current crisis. The Bangladesh Hockey Federation postponed the inter-club players’ transfer on Sunday, prolonging the uncertainty despite a clear promise made by the
Koster begins new chapter
Dutch assistant coach Rene Koster arrived in Dhaka on Monday with physiotherapist Mohammet Yamali and took charge of the national team in the absence of head coach Lodewijk De Kruif. Kruif will arrive in Dhaka later this week, when the preparation for the SAFF Championship, scheduled from September 1, will begin in full swing.
BSJA Media Cup Football
The quarterfinals line-up of the Cool-BSJA Media Cup Football were settled as eight teams emerged group champions eliminating their respective rivals after the day’s last group matches were held on Monday at the Artificial Turf beside the Bangladesh Football Federation. On the day’s group matches, Channel 71 beat ATN
Sagar beat Kulpruethanon
Sagar beat Kulpruethanon Thanadon of Thailand and Niaz drew with CM Nanjo Ryesuke of Japan in the 3rd round games in the Men’s Individual of the 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games held in Incheon, South Korea on Monday. After the 3rd round games,IM Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar
World Sports Journalist Day today
Bangladesh Sports Press Association will observe the World Sports Journalist Day today along with 167 countries across the world. BSPA, which is affiliated with the AIPS, the international body of sports journalists, will accord reception to four sports journalists and writers on this occasion
Budget passed amid opposition boycott
The Parliament, on Sunday, passed the Tk. 222,490 crore budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2013, amid opposition boycott over the Speaker’s decision of not allowing them to discuss their cut-motions against the demand for grants, by two ministries. The process of the passage of the budget, the final one from the ... Read more
Free education for all if economy gets better: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the education in the country will be made fully free for all in the future if the economy gets better. “No one will be excluded from educational facilities as it’s the duty of the state to ensure education for all …the resource constraint is the only problem,” she ... Read more