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UK differs with Bangladesh on Cameron’s view on Jan 5 election

The UK government has expressed its disappointment over the January 5 election in Bangladesh, though earlier Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali claimed, ‘British prime minister termed January 5 Bangladesh election a thing of past and London wants to look forward and strengthen relations with Dhaka’. cameronMahmood Ali told it in a media briefing on Thursday at the foreign ministry on the outcome of prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s three- day visit to London in July 22-24, where she attended the first ever Girl Summit and had bilateral talks with Dav...

NBR to launch drive for taxes from foreign nationals

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to launch a drive for realising taxes from the foreign nationals working in Bangladesh but not paying the due taxes against their incomes. The NBR has directed its field offices to be tougher against the evasion of taxes by foreigners, according to sources at the tax regulatory body. NBR1It sent a letter to its field offices in this regard instructing them to follow article 107 of the Income Tax Ordinance 1984 strictly, reports UNB. According to the article, the foreign nationals working here will h...

UN warns of Israel Gaza ‘war crimes’

UN Human Rights boss Navi Pillay says Israel's military actions in Gaza "could amount to war crimes" The UN's top human rights official has condemned Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip, saying that war crimes may have been committed. PalestineNavi Pillay told an emergency debate at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva that Israel's military offensive had not done enough to protect civilians. She also condemned Hamas for "indiscriminate attacks" on Israel. Israel launched its offensive on 8 July with the declared objective ...

Police hailed for professionalism in UN peacekeeping ops

UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Herve Ladsous on Wednesday praised the members of Bangladesh Police for their capacity building, professionalism, sincerity and courage in discharging duties during peacekeeping missions in various war-ravaged countries across the globe. women policeThe praise came when Ladsous made a courtesy call on Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandker at the Police Headquarters, reports UNB. The visiting United Nations Under-Secretary General for Department of Peace Keeping Operations (DPKO) said Bangladesh is the highest police contributing country in UN pe...

Naphtha tender gets highest bid since March 2013

Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) will sell 170,000 barrels of naphtha to Vitol Asia at premiums of US$1.32 a barrel to Singapore quotes, the highest since March 2013, amid tight prompt supply, as Reuters reports. napthaVitol Asia offered the best price for the cargo among eight firms that competed for the tender, as per a BPC official. Last week state-owned BPC postponed the lifting of the cargo to Aug. 16-18 from Aug. 3-5 due to low production at its sole refinery, adding to the bullish sentiment despite the cargo size being small. The delay came at a ti...

No gas from Relaince being supplied to Bangladesh

The new Indian government has decided that the whole issue of gas pricing will need comprehensive re-examination.(Reuters) The new Government has decided that the whole issue of gas pricing will need comprehensive re-examination.(Reuters) SummaryThe new Government has decided that the whole issue of gas pricing will need comprehensive re-examination. Reliance_IndustriesThe government today asserted that no gas from Reliance Industries’ eastern offshore KG-D6 block was being supplied to Bangladesh. In the run up to t...
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