The Finance Bill, 2016 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad today as determined by the House with some changes to tax and customs duties. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith proposed passage of the bill that included the implementation of government's financial proposals and amendments to several laws. The bill was introduced in the House on June 2. Opposition bench member Kazi Feroz Rashid proposed publishing the bill for eliciting public opinion by July 5, 2016, while JP lawmakers Nurul Islam Oma...

The National Citizen Coordination Cell for Enforcement of Vested Property Return Act today called for immediate implementation of the verdict given by the Vested Property Return Appeal Tribunal. The coordination cell, an alliance of nine organisations, made the demand at a press conference held at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU). “The government has enacted ‘Vested Property Return (amendment) Act, 2011 in the parliament on December 11 in 2011 as demanded by the minority community, victims and citi...

Barely one year into the previous hike, the government has planned to further increase prices of gas for household use. Monthly prices of gas supplied to single-burner stoves have been proposed Tk 1,000 instead of the existing price of Tk 600 and for double-burners Tk 1200 has been proposed instead of the existing Tk 650. Every unit of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles has been proposed to increase to Tk 58 from Tk 35. The Bangladesh Energy Regulat...

Teachers and students of Rajshah University English department continued their demonstration on the campus on Saturday, the 56 days of the murder of killing Professor Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, demanding justice into killing.

At 11am, teachers and students of the department brought out a silent procession from Shohidullah Khola building on campus which ended at a brief rally in Mukul Monch, a makeshift platform set up after nick name of slain professor.

Addressing the rall...