Khawaza Main Uddin The National Board of Revenue starts enforcing compulsory use of electronic cash registers in big and medium sized shops in the six city corporations from today to strengthen collection of value added tax as a major source of revenue earning. The revenue board, which took the decision to introduce the system following ... Read more
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BTRC takes steps to make internet service available
NATION BUSINESS REPORT Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has taken different steps for expansion of internet system in the country. As part of the measures, the commission has decided to give three categories of Internet Service including Cyber Cafe Service License on thana basis with a view to making the internet service available and reaching ... Read more
Dhaka int’l trade fair kicks off today
Spot orders likely to cross Tk 50cr Staff Correspondent A month-long 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2009 kicks off from today (Thursday) with the aim of giving a boost to country’s trade and commerce. Organizers expect the participating companies will get above Tk50 crore spot orders from the month-long gathering for local and foreign traders. ... Read more
No politics of vengeance, says Hasina
Cooperation of opposition urged, post of JS deputy speaker offered for opposition Staff Correspondent The Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday said her government would not pursue politics of vengeance and urged cooperation of the opposition parties in running the government
New Year begins with high hopes
Nazrul Islam The New Year begins with numerous expectations from a new government, the formation of which is probable in a week, after the Awami League-led alliance’s overwhelming victory in Monday’s elections. The first and foremost demand of the people is the lowering of the prices of essential commodities as almost all classes of people ... Read more
People want to see AL pledges fulfilled
Staff Correspondent As the Awami League-led grand alliance is going to form the next government within nine days, people from all walks of life now want to see the implementation of their commitments included in the election manifesto. Talking to this correspondent on Wednesday people from different professional bodies including Khondaker Ashraf Hossain, Chairman of ... Read more
BNP should go to parliament to make it effective
Staff Correspondent Political analysts, university teachers, economists, lawyers, businessmen, artiste and common people in their interviews with The Bangladesh Today on Wednesday called upon the BNP-led four-party alliance to accept the election results and work together with the AL in order to ensure overall development of the country and its people. Dhaka University teacher and ... Read more
Observers find no irregularities
Say polls were held in a fair, transparent manner Staff Correspondent Foreign election observers yesterday said they did not find any instance of ‘election manipulation’ in the December 29 parliamentary polls as alleged by the BNP. The observers at separate press conferences in the capital said the election was free, fair and transparent and held ... Read more
JS to decide legitimacy of interim govt: Hasina
United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka The Awami League president, Sheikh Hasina, who is poised to become prime minister following a landslide election victory, said Wednesday that the legitimacy of the present caretaker government would be finally decided in the ninth parliament. After making a courtesy call on the chief adviser, Fakhruddin Ahmed, she made ... Read more
No scope of upazila polls deferment
Says EC Sakhawat Unb, Dhaka Ruling out any political consideration on deferring upazila polls in the changed situation, the Election Commission (EC) confidently goes ahead with preparation for holding the upazila elections on schedule. Talking to reporters yesterday, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said the upcoming upazila elections will be held as ... Read more
No-Vote total 3,69,539 in just concluded JS polls
UNB, Dhaka The electorate cast some 3,69,539 ‘No-vote’ in the Monday’s parliamentary elections, according to reports received from the districts. Under the Election Commission’s newly introduced option for the electorates, the ‘No-vote’ was exercised for the first time in the country. The voter turnout in the election was over 80 percent of the total 8,10,58,698 ... Read more
Blue panel bags majority posts
DUTA polls Blue panel bags majority posts DU Correspondent Pro-Awami League Blue panel bagged majority posts in the election to the Dhaka University Teachers’ Associ-ation (DUTA), held on Wednesday. The blue panel won nine posts including post of president while BNP-Jamaat backed white panel bagged six posts including post of general secretary. Prof Khandokar Bazlul ... Read more
DSE marks rise
Staff Reporter The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered remarkable gains after a day of the national election as investors’ hoped that the peaceful election and its results would help boost the market. The investors yesterday placed huge buying orders to get profit, pushing up the day’s turnover to Tk 4.31 billion on yesterday from Tk ... Read more
Grand victory for grand alliance
People go for change in fair polls; voters turnout 70pc Star Report The Awami League-led grand alliance has swept back to power after seven years out of office with a stunning landslide victory in
Illegal graffiti ads dirtying city
Rizanuzzaman Laskar Strange looking women in peculiar clothes have taken over most of the city’s roadside walls. Their grotesque and deformed postures annoy pedestrians. Onlookers say this kind of particular advertisements is a torture to their eyes. “They look like aliens from mars,” remarked Shah Alam, a pedestrian in Badda. The unpleasant looking wall advertisements ... Read more
Mindless Car Parking On in Gulshan
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) move to free the main thoroughfare in Gulshan from illegal car parking falls flat as vehicles are being parked right under the ‘no parking’ signs. The DCC recently leased out a number of lanes in the posh residential neighbourhood for commercial car parking on the plea that it
Jubilant voters rush polling centres
BREAKING NEWS Jubilant voters rush polling centres Star Online Report The capital city of Dhaka as elsewhere in the country wore a festive look today with tens of thousands walking down at polling centres to elect their representatives for the national parliament in the national election after seven long years. Our correspondents who are visiting ... Read more
Accept polls results: Hasina
BREAKING NEWS Accept polls results: Hasina Star Online Report Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today hoped that the general election will be held peacefully and urged all to accept the election result whatever it will be. She also flashed V-sign after casting her vote at Dhaka City College centre with her sister Sheikh Rehana at ... Read more
Khaleda satisfied with election mood
BREAKING NEWS Khaleda satisfied with election mood Star Online Report BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said the today’s election is being held in a festive mood and hoped that the four-party alliance will win the election if it is held in a free, fair and neutral manner. “We have said earlier that the BNP-led alliance will ... Read more
CA happy at peaceful voting
BREAKING NEWS CA happy at peaceful voting Star Online Report Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed today expressed his happiness to see the voters’ turnout for the ninth parliamentary polls being held countrywide today. The voting is being held peacefully across the country and there is no report of any incident so far, the CA told ... Read more