UNB: The abducted manager of Sonali Bank’s Ruma branch in Bandarban was rescued through the mediation of the Rapid Action...
Day: April 4, 2024
UNB: Metro rail passengers will have to bear additional cost as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to...
UNB: Armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) on Thursday demanded Tk 15 lakh from his family as ransom for...
Staff Reporter : Hiking prices of tobacco products through effective taxation will not only increase the government’s revenue earnings but also reduce the prevalence of tobacco use and thereby, the government’s healthcare cost attributable to tobacco-induced diseases. Therefore, in the upcoming national budget for FY 2024-25, the prices of tobacco products particularly the price and tax rate of low-tier cigarettes must be increased to push these products out of the purchasing capacity of the youth and the poor. Speakers said...
Special Correspondent : Every year, dishonest owners of readymade garment factories cause disruptions just before Eid by withholding workers’ salaries...
BSS, Rajshahi : Boutique houses here are passing busy times as demand of its products is on rise ahead of the Eid festival. Iffat Ara, director of Angana Mahila Samity in the city, expressed much satisfaction over her boutique business, saying its demand is gradually mounting. “We have established ‘Angana Boutique and Fashion’ and 100 women work here,” she added. Similarly, Shefali Boutiques run by Daudpur Mahila Kalyan Samity and Mohona Boutiques run by Mohona Mahila Kalyan Samity made 175...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : Above 4, 53, 364 lakh marginalized and distressed families were brought under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme in 13 Upazilas and eight municipalities of Kishoreganj this year on the occasion of Eid-ul- Fitr festival. District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) ,Kishoreganj, Md. Lutfur Rahman confirmed the information on Wednesday. Each of the card-holders received 10-kg of rice this time as per the list prepared earlier under the existing social safety net programme. Meanwhile, distribution of...
Bhangura (Pabna) Correspondent : Abdul Quddus (35), a poor van driver of Bhangura Upazila in Pabna, has two kidney failures....