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January 21, 2025, 7:52 pm

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Rabindra University: Students blockade highway demanding permanent campus Bangladesh team wins 2 gold, 4 silver medals at int’l robot contest for teenagers Couple held with 8kg hemp in Sirajganj Over 50 makeshift houses evicted near Karwan Bazar rail tracks ‘Over 2,500 politically motivated cases to be withdrawn’ Netherlands pledges support for Bangladesh’s environmental and water management priorities Masuda Bhatti removed from post of Info Commissioner Tk1.77 lakh cr default loan cases settled with just 20pc recovery Seminar on Bangladesh’s Human Resources held in Osaka 20 senior police officials transferred

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Govt plans jobs for laid-off workers of 16 Beximco factories

TDS Desk: To facilitate this, the government will work in coordination with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza), and the Bangladesh

President seeks more Japanese investment in ICT, tourism sectors

TDS Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday sought more Japanese investment in tourism, information and communication technology (ICT), medical and all other emerging sectors in Bangladesh. He made the call

Consignment of 2,450 metric tonnes of Indian rice arrives at Darshana Port

TDS Desk: A consignment of 2,450 metric tonnes of rice imported from India has arrived in the country via Chuadanga’s Darshana Land Port. The rice, transported by rail, arrived at

Rice prices soar despite record Aman output

Who’s to blame TDS Desk: Rice prices remain volatile across mills, wholesale and retail levels, despite a record-breaking rice production in the country following the completion of the Aman paddy

Tax hikes: Govt chooses easy option, burdens public with addl. Tk12,270cr

TDS Desk: In a progressive tax system, individuals with higher incomes bear a larger tax burden, reducing income inequality by requiring wealthier individuals to contribute more. Conversely, regressive taxes impose

ADP set for Tk49,000cr downsize amid lowest spending

TDS Desk: According to data from the Finance Division and the Planning Commission’s Programme Division, government fund allocations will decrease by Tk30,000 crore, or 18%, while foreign fund allocations will