Yarn importers with prior LCs to be allowed to use land ports: NBR

Staff Correspondent: Importers who opened or amended letters of credit (LCs) for yarn on or before April 13 will be allowed to bring in cotton through land ports, the National

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Rizvi questions reforms over elections, suspects ‘hidden agenda’

Staff Correspondent: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday questioned why reforms are being considered instead of elections, expressing concern that the interim government might be

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Probe report on BB reserve heist case on May 18

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court here on Thursday set May 18 as the new deadline for submitting the probe report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case of 2016. Dhaka

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Govt plans to collect travel tax directly from outbound passengers: NBR

Staff correspondent: The government is planning to collect travel tax directly from outbound passengers, replacing the existing system where airlines add the tax to ticket prices and later deposit it

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Erosion by Jamuna turns dreadful in Pabna’s Bera

Pabna Correspondent: Frightful soil erosion by the Jamuna River is wreaking onslaughts along a vast tract of land in Bera upazila of Pabna district, putting existence of the riverside dwelling

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National charter aimed at ensuring sustainable democracy: Ali Riaz

Staff Correspondent: Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz on Thursday said the commission is working to lay the foundation for a sustainable democratic system through the

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