CPD to host trade dialogue on sidelines of Bali confce

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil society think tank of Bangladesh, will organise a dialogue on ‘Integrating Trade Issues in Post-2015 International Development Framework: Ongoing Debates and Potential Opportunities’ on Thursday (Dec 5) in Bali, Indonesia. The CPD, as part of the Bali Trade and Development Symposium (TDS), will host the event on the sidelines of the ninth WTO Ministerial Conference to be held on December 3-6. The theme of the event is ‘International Trade Governance and Sustainable Development’. 9th WTO OMC

LBA to be tabled to credit ‘India-friendly Hasina Govt’

The Indian UPA government led by Congress is learned to have got the BJP’s support for tabling the bill related to the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh in the winter session of parliament beginning on Thursday, signalling its intent to Dhaka to go ahead with the landmark pact. However, the bill is unlikely to be taken up for ratification, with the BJP making it clear that the government will have to explain its political limitations to Bangladesh, reports The Indian Express on Monday. Quoting reliable sources the daily said the bill will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha so that it remains alive in the new parliament after the general election. The BJP, it is learned, has come around to the view that this is how far it can go in an election year, although it is not ...

Ln Mizanur Rahman honoured

Ln Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Charter President of Lions Club of Dhaka Dilkusha Green has been awarded for electing Cabinet District Chairperson of Lions Clubs International, District 315 A1, Bangladesh for his outstanding success as the club president. Ln Hasan Mahmud, 1st Vice-President of the Club awarded Ln Mizanur Rahman by handed over a bouquet at the board meeting held in the city recently, says a press release. LionsMentionable here that Lions Club of Dhaka Dilkusha Green has been wor...

Bangladesh key economic indicators – Dec 2

DAILY INDICATORS

Sunday Previous Taka/US $ (inter-bank) 77.75-77.75 77.75-77.77 Call money rate (inter-bank) 06.00-07.75 05.50-07.75 Dhaka Stock Exchange index 4,147.21 4,230.66 ------------------------------------------------------------ indicator MONTHLY CURRENT PREVIOUS Growth in: Consumer price index (BBS) Change yr/yr (pct) Oct. 7.03 7.13 M2 supply (bln taka) (BB) Sept. 6,267.23 6,199.89 Forex reserves ($bln)(BB) Nov. 17.11 17.35 Exports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) Sept. 2,590.24 2,031.44 Imports(FOB) ($mln)(BB) August 2,658.00 3,125.00 -------------------...

Release of GMO crops threats $ 600m agro export

 The government move to approve genetically modified organism (GMO) crops will put agricultural export worth $600 million at risk amid likely embargo by the importing nations especially in the EU and Middle East, exporters and officials concerned said. The government is in a hurry to approve GMO crops like rice, brinjal, and potato and release those in the country. Last month, the National Bio-Safety Committee approved genetically engineered varieties--- 'Golden Rice' and potato. Earlier the government approved four varieties of Bt Brinjal, the controversial GM crop banned in India and the Philippines.

NBR to trace out tax-evading land buyers in metropolis

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to trace out those who have bought a land at over Tk 10m in the country’s any metropolitan city but evaded paying taxes. This type of tax dodgers either did not register with TIN or showed less than actual price of land in tax file, said NBR sources. The central intelligence cell of NBR has also been involved in the collection of information about those land purchasers without paying taxes particularly in posh areas such as Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara in the capital, reports the Dhaka Tribune. “We are now collecting information from the sub-registry offices about such tax dodgers,” said an official. <...
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