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DCCI hails budget

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) today hailed several proposals of the national budget for fiscal 2018-19 (FY19), but requested the government for considering a cut of at least 2.5 percent in the corporate tax in all categories. “The government can reconsider slashing corporate tax in all categories at least 2.5 percent,” dccisaid DCCI President Abul Kasem Khan in his initial reaction to National Budget FY19, said a release here. In the proposed budget, he said, the government has only reduced 2.5 percent corporate t...

Bangladesh joins jute fair in Tokyo

A pavilion of Bangladesh was inaugurated today at Interior Life-style Fair at the Big Site of Tokyo in Japan to showcase Bangladeshi jute products. jute goodsChairman to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Textiles and Jute Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima and Export Promotion Bureau Vice Chairman Bijoy Bhattachariya inaugurated the pavilion, reports BSS. A total of 10 jute business organizations are taking part in the fair where they are showcasing different items of jute produ...

BD Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2018

IPDC Finance Limited, the first private financial institution of Bangladesh established in 1981, has arranged a press conference recently on Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Award (BSCEA) 2018 with Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS) in association with The Daily Star at The Daily Star Centre, Dhaka. The main objective of this press conference was to share more insights about the award ceremony. IPDC-BSCEA 2018BSCEA 2018, one of its kind recognizes outstanding individual and organizational co...

Advance train ticketing service through RobiCash

The leading digital service provider of the country, Robi, is offering advance train ticket purchasing service through its digital payment solution, RobiCash. As the Eid-ul-Fitr nears, this user friendly solution promises a much needed respite for the train travelers during the upcoming Eid holidays. Robi subscribers need to first book for the train tickets by dialing *131# from their Robi mobile Train-Ticket_Robiphones. Then through a user friendly process the users will be requested to provide the journ...

HBRI gets final cabinet nod

The Cabinet has given final approval to the draft of the Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) Act, 2017. The approval was given in the weekly meting of the cabinet held at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, reports BSS. branding-BangladeshThe new law will replace an ordinance framed in 1977 during military regime, cabinet secretary Md. Shafiul Alam said while briefing reporters after the meeting. The institute has been established aimed at condu...

62 killed in protests of US embassy in Jerusalem

Palestinians followed through with their vow to protest massively along the Gaza border Monday with tens of thousands demonstrating and 62 killed by Israeli fire as clashes erupted over the controversial inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem. The death toll made it the deadliest day in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the 2014 Gaza war, reports AFP. The 41, including a 14-year-old, were shot dead by Israeli forces as clashes broke out at five points along the Gaza border hours before the opening of the embassy. Mideast
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