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Haseeb Alam ahead in polls race in Patuakhali-2 constituency

A Correspondent Patuakhali-2 Constituency consists of only one Upazila Bauphal.  On the occasion of Bangabandhu's birthday on March 17, when the two conflicting factions of Awami League stained the streets of Bauphal with blood, on the other hand, on the occasion of Bangabandhu's birth anniversary, 'Free Medical Camp' and a colorful boat rally depicting various development activities of the Awami League Government, 'Boat Show for Smart Bangladesh' was organised in Bauphal.  These two humanitarian and exceptional initiatives were taken by a young Awami leader Haseeb Alam Talukdar. Haseeb Alam Talukdar is the son of a valiant freedom fighter named "Group Captain (Retd) Late Shamsul Alam Talukdar" who was awarded the Bir Uttam title and The Freedom Medal by the Gover...

Tk 1.5b allocate for road accident victims

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A special fund of at least Tk 1.5 billion is going to be created for road-accident victims and fatally injured people, as the Road Transport Rules 2022 (RTR) has kept the provision of forming the fund by collecting fees from vehicles. To create the fund, the RTR guides to collect Tk 1,500, Tk 1,000, Tk 750, Tk 500, and Tk 300 each from the motorised transports, according to types, during their registration and renewal. According to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) data, a total of 55,92,059 registered transports of different kinds were operating in the ...

Deadline for VAT exemption on edible oil extended till April 30

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The deadline for VAT exemption on import of soybean oil and palm oil has been extended by four months till April 30, 2023 in order to keep stable the price of such edible oil.
The National Board of Revenue (NB) has issued a notification in this regard on Monday. Earlier on December 31, 2022, the deadline for VAT exemption on import of such edible oil ended, reports BSS. The Ministry of Commerce has recently sent a letter to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) requesting the revenue board ...

Bangladesh to get Adani’s electricity from March: State Minister

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  State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the electricity, under the agreement with Adani Power, will come to Bangladesh in mid-March. "Now we are getting 240 megawatt (MW) power on test basis from Adani power plant and in March 750 MW will be connected to the national grid through Rohonpur," he said after inspecting Adani's under-construction 1600 MW power plant having two units with 800 MW generation capacity each at Godda, Jhadkhand, India today. Nasrul said that Adani group constructed a dedicated transmission line ...

Newly inaugurated 100 bridges will quicken country’s development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today termed the inauguration of 100 bridges at a time as a historic event, saying it would help quicken the country's overall development. "The biggest thing is that we can make the country's development quicker with the inauguration of 100 bridges," she said. She virtually opened the 100 bridges in 25 districts at a cost of over Tk 879 crore from her official Ganabhaban residence here. The premier also said the bridges would help the law enforcement agencies take prompt measures to ensure public security and maintain law and order. "It will be easier to help people in any disaster," she said, adding that the transportation and marketing of the goods would be quicker and easier. While exchanging views with the beneficiaries, the prime ministe...

Schedule for `Banglawash` T20I tri-series

The 'Banglawash Twenty20 International Tri-Series' is starting on Friday (October 7) with Bangladesh, and Pakistan and hosts New Zealand. This tri-nation series starts in Christchurch with the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan next Friday (October 7). Each match of the series will start at 8 am Bangladesh time. The trophy of the series was also unveiled on Wednesday. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, New Zealand's Kane Williamson and Bangladesh vice-captain Nurul Hasan Sohan participated in the official photo session as regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan yet reach New Zealand. The three teams will play each other twice in the series. The top two teams will play the final. The final will be Oct...
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