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Dhaka to be turned into well-governed city : DSCC Mayor
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh is determined to turn the capital into a liveable, beautiful, dynamic, well-governed and modern city.
Taposh expressed his conviction to recover footpaths from grabbers, rehabilitate hawkers, and manage gridlocks in the city permanently and bring reality-based solutions to all issues.
The mayor disclosed his mega plans in an interview with UNB over Zoom.
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Education sector needs ‘comprehensive recovery plan’: Rasheda K. Chowdhury
Renowned educationist and social activist Rasheda K. Chowdhury has signaled five major consequences, including large scale dropouts, amid disruption of educational activities due to COVID-19 and sought a comprehensive recovery plan involving teachers.
Faulty policy might offset govt bid for strong bond market
The government's move to develop a strong bond market to provide long-term financing through giving some amenities in the proposed budget for 2020-21 fiscal might not bring any positive change due to faulty policy in providing loans from other sectors.
Covid-19 casts gloom on tourism in Rangamati, Bandarban
The global outbreak of the Covid-19 has affected life and economy unlike anything the world has ever seen. The travel restrictions that came with this pandemic wreaked havoc on the transport and tourism sectors.
According to the United Nations specialised agency, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a 22 percent fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020.
UNWTO said the crisis could lead to an annual decline of between 60 percent and 80 percent when compared with 2019 figures.
The crisis in tourism business across the globe puts millions of livelihoods at risk and threatens to roll back progress made in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tax cut of non-listed companies unlikely to benefit people: Economists
The government's move to reduce corporate tax of non-listed companies is unlikely to bring any good result for the common people, rather the multi-national companies in the country would be the most beneficiaries, said economists.
"This is very much frustrating," Honorary Professor of Department of Economics of Dhaka University Abu Ahmed told UNB over telephone.
He said that these non-listed companies usually do not pay taxes properly and they usually hide income figures."These are mainly family based companies, there is no involvement of public interest."
Govt to put its foot down on collecting VAT
The government has opted to clamp down on the Value Added Tax (VAT), specially from the 40 lakh small and medium enterprises, for increasing its revenue collection in the coming days.
Budget 2020-2021: Artists, content makers for proper utilization of minimal allocation
The annual proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021 was announced on June 11 by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, with a proposed allocation of Tk 579.26 crore for the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, known as the governing body for the overall cultural sector of Bangladesh in general.
6 months of the Coronavirus: Separating fact from fiction
It’s been just over six months since COVID-19, caused by coronavirus, cases were first reported in China’s Hubei Province. The highly contagious virus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in mid-March.
Positive policies helping Bangladesh move towards inclusion in education: UNESCO
Bangladesh has taken many positive initiatives towards inclusion in education but needs to do more in removing remaining barriers, says a new global report.
Safe drinking water crisis grips Amphan-hit Sharankhola
People in Amphan-hit Sharankhola upazila have been facing acute drinking water crisis as saline water gushed into villages during the cyclone destroying their sources of safe water including ponds and tube-wells.