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AIBL distributes blankets among poor

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) is distributing blankets among the cold effected people throughout the country. 20150119_AIBL_Khilkhet_CSR_Press copyDirector of the Bank Alhajj Abdul Malek Mollah inaugurated the Blanket Distribution Program organized by AIBL Khilkhet branch, recently. Deputy Managing Director Md. Mofazzal Hossain and Head of AIBL Dhaka North Zone Manir Ahmad were present in the occasion. Manager of Khilkhet Branch Md. Habibullah organized the distribution program....

Global wealth flowing to the richest: Study    

The richest one percent are likely to control more than half of the globe’s total wealth by next year, the charity Oxfam reported in a study released on Monday. The warning about deepening global inequality comes just as the world’s business elite prepare to meet this week at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, reports The New York Times. rich-peopleUnless things change, by 2016 wealth of the top 1% will exceed that of the rest of the world. The 80 wealthiest people in the world altogether own $1.9 trillion, the re...

Harsh measures against errant TIN holders

Worried at the poor turnout of income tax returns even after extending the deadline twice for individual taxpayers, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to be harsh on the errant Tax Identification Number (TIN) holders. The last date for the income tax return submission was November 30 last year. The number of income tax return was 10,26,913 out of 1.8 million TIN holders till the last date, reports UNB. “Yes, we hoped to get better revenue collection compared to the previous year, but the amount of income tax was lower than the last fiscal,” an income tax commissioner preferring anonymity told UNB.

WB to review govt spending in Feb  

A mission of the World Bank (WB) will arrive in Dhaka early February for a review of recent fiscal and current expenditures of the government, according to WB sources. The public expenditure review (PER) by the WB mission will take place on February 2-6. wbSimon Davies (task team leader) will be joined by Salman Zaidi (lead economist), Zahid Hussain (lead economist), Muhammed Waheed (senior economist) and Nadeem Rizwan during the review mission. The team will meet with the officials of the ministries of finance (MoF) and planning as well as local sta...

Lions Club Dilkusha Green distributes blankets

Lions Club of Dhaka Dilkusha Green under Lions Clubs International, District 315 A1, Bangladesh distributed blankets among the poor cold stricken people Motijheel Arambagh recently. Lions blanketZone Chairperson of Lions Clubs International, District 315 A1 and Former President of Lions Club of Dhaka Dilkusha Green Ln. Mohammad Mizanur Rahman handed over blankets among the cold stricken people. District Chairperson and Club President Ln. Qamar Uddin Ahmed, Vice-President Ln. Shahajan Montu, Treasure Ln. Muhammad Masud Rana, Joint Se...

Govt shuts down messaging service to quell violence

Bangladeshi telecoms authorities on Sunday shut down a smartphone messaging service called Viber, which had become a popular communication medium for anti-government protesters. Viber-TangoThe Bangladesh Telecommunications and Regulatory Commission closed down the app “for the time being” on orders from law enforcement and security agencies, a commission spokesman told AFP. He did not give reasons for the decision, but local television station Channel 24 said Viber was shut down to prevent protesters from “exchanging information” acr...
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