Saturday, July 12, 2025

Income tax fair kicks off to boost receipts

A weeklong income tax fair kicked off across the country yesterday to provide tax related information and assistance to the existing and potential taxpayers. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) organised the show in seven divisional cities and 11 districts to issue TIN (taxpayer’s identification number) instantly, help file tax returns, submit and

GP, Banglalink fail to meet BTRC deadline

10-Second Pulse GP, Banglalink fail to meet BTRC deadline Two leading mobile phone operators failed to implement the directive of telecom regulators to introduce 10-second pulse on each mobile call within the latest deadline that ended on Saturday. Four other companies also failed to introduce flat call rate or same rate for every minute of ... Read more

Academic activities in BUET resume finally

Teachers adamant about removal of vice-chancellor The students the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, after a long and unexpected closure of 65 days, thronged the campus in the morning to attend classes, undergo tests and work in laboratories on Saturday. Academic activities in BUET have been disrupted since April 7 as the teachers and students have ... Read more

Mobile users pay high for P1 internet package

Mobile phone operators have been charging high for the ‘pay as you go’ or ‘P1’ internet package for the past seven years despite the internet bandwidth price having fallen several times in that period. Grameenphone, for instance, charges Tk 20 for every megabyte (MB) used under the P1 package, meaning a usage of 1 gigabyte ... Read more

BD women bid bye

The Bangladesh women’s football team bid farewell to the 2nd Women’s SAFF Football Championship after losing their last group match against hosts Sri Lanka 1-2 at the Ceylon Rugby and Football Club in Colombo yesterday. Bangladesh finished third in Group A with three points from their 1-0 victory over Bhutan,

BUET pro-VC removed

Students wait for teachers’ call to return to classrooms The government on Sunday removed the pro-vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in the face of protests the teachers and students have held since April with breaks. The education minister in a circular said that Habibur Rahman had been removed as pro-vice-chancellor in keeping ... Read more

Bangladesh 55th among 61 nations

Internet Impact Bangladesh 55th among 61 nations Bangladesh has been ranked 55th among 61 countries surveyed by the World Wide Web Foundation on internet’s political, social and economic impacts on people. Bangladesh is the last among the countries in the Asia Pacific region, according to the Swiss-based foundation that released the first such index with

US donates 10,440 metric tonnes of wheat

School Feeding Programme US donates 10,440 metric tonnes of wheat United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena yesterday said America’s support for Bangladesh’s school feeding program supplements the two nations’ partnership to build greater food security. Mozena was addressing a ceremony in which 10,440 metric tonnes of wheat donated by US Department of Agriculture ... Read more

PM flays Buet agitators

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday censured a section of Buet teachers and students for their “perverted” protest and warned them not to repeat such incident on the campus. “What a disgusting kind of agitation! A boy collected blood from a girl’s body and poured it on the floor. I don’t understand, how such a perverted ... Read more