Bangladesh Under-23 national football team Lodewijk de Kruif was basking in pride after his team’s memorable win over Afghanistan in their opening match of the Asian Games in Incheon on Monday. Kruif was happy to see his charges play according to his plan of a counter-attack based football against an opposition who are far above them ... Read more
Month: September 2014
Spl tax rate on fish farms goes after controversy
The government on Monday withdrew special tax benefits on income of fish farms following the controversy surrounding wide-spread irregularities in availing the facility. The National Board of Revenue imposed tax at regular rate of 35 per cent on fish farms under company category scrapping the provision of only 3 per cent tax
Cabinet okays imposing 1pc surcharge on mobile services
The cabinet on Monday endorsed a proposal for imposing one per cent surcharge on cell phone talk-time and other services to raise funds for development activities in the country’s health and education sectors. The internal resources division placed the proposal at the weekly cabinet meeting with the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in the chair. ‘National Board of ... Read more
Top taxpayers blame NBR for harassment, Muhith agrees
NBR rewards 402 top taxpayers Some of the country’s top taxpayers on Monday blamed officials of the revenue board for harassment and creating tax payment complexity. They alleged that officials of the National Board of Revenue were reluctant to do their work properly and unnecessarily put burden on the existing taxpayers. They came up with their allegation ... Read more
Divisive politics, red-tape, rent-seeking key challenges: WB
The World Bank has identified confrontational politics and bureaucratic red-tape as key challenges for Bangladesh to speed up growth and promote itself as a middle-income country by the early next decade. Sharing views with the newsmen at the WB office at Agargoan on Monday, WB country director Johannes Zutt said divisive and confrontational politics could bring ... Read more
BB warns against Bitcoin-based deal
Traders of the virtual currency have to face legal action Bangladesh Bank on Monday warned the country’s financial institutions, business organisations and traders not to conduct their business by using e-currency ‘Bitcoin’ as such type of dealing is not legal. Bitcoin is an online-based virtual currency. The central bank said that if anyone uses Bitcoin in the ... Read more
Tigers on top as WI 380 all out
Bangladesh bounced back firmly in the second Test in St Lucia thanks to three pace bowlers, who bowled their hearts out to leave West Indies all out for 380 runs on the second day on Sunday. Al-Amin Hossain claimed three wickets while Robiul Islam grabbed two as West Indies folded 11 overs into the second session, ... Read more
Tigers tipped to learn from WI
Bangladesh paceman Al-Amin Hossain advised the batsmen to learn from West Indies about how they should play in the wicket in St Lucia during the ongoing second Test. The wicket at the Beausejour stadium appeared tricky for the batsmen, providing sharp bounce and sideways movement that can always be difficult to handle.
Johnson rues missed opportunity
New West Indies opener Leon Johnson has to contend with the fact that had he asked for a review of his dismissal, he might have gone on to secure a century on his Test debut. The left-handed Guyanese batsman thrust into the top of the order in his first Test in Chris Gayle’s absence, top-scored ... Read more
Saqlain destroys Zim ‘A’ with record nine
Left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib created a record by taking nine wickets as Bangladesh A team dismissed their Zimbabwean counterparts for 204 in 74.1 overs on the opening day of the four-day match at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Sunday. In reply, opener Liton Kumar and Sadman Anik made a solid start for the hosts with 30-0 ... Read more
False ceiling of Sk Kamal Stadium falls apart
Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar received a severe jolt in getting ICC’s approval as a Test venue when the false ceiling of the its dressing room collapsed during the opening day of the first four-day match between Bangladesh A team and Zimbabwe A on Monday. This is the first stadium of the ... Read more
U-23s kick off their campaign against Afghanistan today
Bangladesh Under-23 national football team will kick off their Asian Games campaign against their Afghan opponents at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in South Korea today. This will also be the first time that Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan since the final of the 2010 Dhaka South Asian Games, in which they thrashed the Afghans 4-0 ... Read more
Zahid leaves for Incheon
Zahid Hossain left Dhaka for South Korea on Sunday night to join the Under-23 national football team as areplacement for injured defender Atiqur Rahman Meshu, said a Bangladesh Football Federation official. The BFF arranged the air ticket for the national team and Mohammedan Sporting Club right-winger immediately after receiving his accreditation card, sent by the officials ... Read more
Win for Abahani in Under-18 football
Abahani Limited came from behind to beat Uttar Baridhara 2-1 in the Airtel Under-18 Football Tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. In the second match of the day, defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited were held to a goalless by Brothers Union. Uttar Baridhara took the lead
High-priced illegal mobile handsets flood city markets
High-priced illegal mobile handsets of many international brands have flooded the city markets, which are already dominated by low-priced illegal sets, depriving the government of huge revenue income. Shops located in the city’s different areas like Bashundhara Shopping Mall, Dhaka Stadium Market, Motaleb Plaza and Eastern Plaza are selling handsets of brands like Apple, Samsung,
Financial orgs asked to strictly check money laundering
Bangladesh Bank on Sunday asked financial organisations including brokerage houses to strictly follow anti-money laundering measures like submitting of suspected transaction reports to the BB. The central bank gave the direction at a regulators’ meeting at the BB headquarters in the capital. BB governor Atiur Rahman presided by the meeting. BB deputy governor SK Sur Chowdhury, after
Muhith to hold meeting on SEZ incentives package Tuesday
The government is set to finalise shortly the incentives it would offer to foreigners for luring foreign direct investment in the proposed special economic zones, officials said. The Prime Minister’s Office has asked finance minister AMA Muhith to prepare the incentives for the proposed special economic zones immediately after both the
Govt begins making RMG unit inspection reports public
The government has started to make public the inspection reports of the readymade garment factories assessed by the government and global retailers’ platforms by publishing the reports of 185 RMG units on the web site of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments. Making the inspection reports public is one of the key
CSE announces gifts for top traders
Experts warn the move may provoke aggressive trading The Chittagong Stock Exchange has declared incentives for investors based on their turnover through the bourse’s internet trading service that may provoke aggressive trading. Capital market experts said that the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission should examine the legal aspect of the matter. The CSE last week announced
Udichi launches yearlong programme
Zainul’s Birth Centenary Udichi launches yearlong programme Cultural organisation Udichi Shilpygoshthi launched a yearlong programme to celebrate Shilpacharia Zainul Abedin’s birth centenary, which will fall on December 29 of this year. The launching ceremony was held at the National Art Plaza auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Friday. The launch programme included painting and discussion ... Read more