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NRB CIPs to triple from this year to attract higher remittance
Dhaka, Jan 27 (UNB) - The government will increase the number of Commercially Important Person (CIP) status of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) nearly threefold from this year to encourage the expatriates to send more remittances.
Rift in BNP visible; many now want Zubaida to be in limelight
Dhaka, Jan 26 (UNB) - Though BNP senior leaders remained united for a long time in absence of its chairperson Khaleda Zia, a crack now has apparently developed among them over its leadership and party overhauling, worrying its already demoralised grassroots.
KWASA’s bottled water, “Sundarban”, awaits launching
Khulna, Jan 25 (UNB) – “Sundarban”, a new brand of bottled water under the Bottled Water Treatment Plant (BWTP) project of Khulna Water and Sewerage Authority (KWASA), is going to be launched in February next.
Amar Ekuhsey Boimela getting bigger, more reader-friendly
Dhaka, Jan 25 (UNB) – Preparations are going on in full swing for Bangladesh’s biggest literary festival, the month-long ‘Amar Ekushey Boimela’, scheduled to begin on February 1 at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan and Bangla Academy premises.
31 yrs on, plea for justice in Ctg massacre falls on deaf ears
Chattogram, Jan 24 (UNB) – A case filed over the killing of 24 people attending Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina’s rally in 1988 is yet to be resolved.
Taskforce soon to identify foreign workers, bring them under tax net
Dhaka, Jan 24 (UNB) - The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to form a taskforce to identify the foreign nationals working in Bangladesh to bring them under the tax net.
I want to return to Bangladesh: Mungunzul
Dhaka, Jan 23 (UNB) - Mungunzul was born in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. She studied at Music and Dance College, where her talent began to bloom. She graduated from the Culture and Art University of Mongolia.
Move underway to install pre-paid power metres in Cumilla, Mymensingh
Dhaka, Jan 23 (UNB) - A move is underway to install pre-paid metres for electricity consumers in Cumilla and Mymensigh regions as part of the government’s plan to gradually replace all the post-paid electricity metres.
Bumper bean yield brings smiles to Faridpur farmers
Faridpur, Jan 22 (UNB) –Bumper production of bean and its fair price have delighted the farmers of Sadarpur upazila in the district this year.
Vegetable output grows by 36 pc in 5 yrs but consumption still poor
Dhaka, Jan 22 (UNB) - Although vegetable production increased by 35.24 percent over the last five years (from2013-14 to 2017-18 FY) in the country, the consumption rate is still poor for various reasons, including its high price at the consumer level, said agriculture experts.