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NBR moves to ensure better coordination among VAT, income tax wings of LTU

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made a move to ensure better coordination among the income tax and the value added tax (VAT) wings of the Large Taxpayers' Unit to boost its revenue collection. "A process is on to ensure better and effective coordination among the two LTU arms for ensuring greater complementarity in the r . . . . . . Read Full Story

ECNEC to approve final PRSP Oct 16

The government has decided to place its anti-poverty plan, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), before the country's highest policymaking body, the Executive Committee on the National Economic Council (ECNEC), next week. Mounting pressure from the donors and the desperate need for financial support from a top donor agency ha . . . . . . Read Full Story

HEADLINE

ECNEC to approve final PRSP Oct 16

The government has decided to place its anti-poverty plan, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRS

NBR moves to ensure better coordination among VAT, income tax wings of LTU

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made a move to ensure better coordination among the income t

Investors' woes and a nonchalant regulator

The chief of the country's capital market watchdog body -- the Securities and Exchange Commission (S

POLITICS & POLICIES

PM urges all to make the country self-reliant

Renewing her government firm stance against terrorism in the name of religion, Prime Minister Khaled

Official secrecy breeding corruption, sapping country's economic lifeblood: Speakers

Bangladesh figures on a list of 12 countries without the freedom of information law and the habits o

Moudud admits govt's failure in separating judiciary

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed Tuesday admitted that the alliance gove

METRO & COUNTRY

Tk 350m WB aid to tackle Monga

The World Bank (WB)will provide financial assistance to the tune of Tk 350 million (35 crore) to the

Flood situation improves in Naogaon

RAJSHAHI, Oct 11 (BSS): The overall flood situation in Naogaon improved slightly with water receding

Top terror, outlawed leader die in encounter, shootout

A top terror and a cadre of an outlawed party were killed in separate fighting with the Rapid Action

OPINIONS & VIEWS

Advancing LDC interests

A three-day international civil society forum-2005 began in Dhaka on 3-10-05 for advancing LDC inter

No bright future for US print media

THE print media in USA, arguably the strongest in the world, is passing through a rather gloomy pe

Last ditch bid to win Sunni support ahead of Iraq referendum

With US mediation, Shiite and Kurdish officials negotiated with Sunni Arab leaders over last minute

EDITORIAL

Nagging power crisis and minister's directive

THE power ministry has, to all intents and purposes, put its foot down to stop unnecessary wastage o

Proper policies ought to guide HRD

The investments in education is considered as a social investment which pays off by meeting the ma

To reform the 'social' model does not mean to abandon it

WE all agree that we need reform in Europe; one country to lower its poverty rate, the other to rais

LETTER TO EDITOR

Shareholders denied theirrightful dividends

ROBUST, promising prospects for backward linkage industries in the country's textile sector have bee

Corruption frustrates process of justice

THE BNP-led four-party alliance government has claimed that it has taken extensive measures to estab

BUSINESS/ECONOMY

Square Pharma exports medicines worth TK 85.81m last year

Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a leading drug manufacturing company of the country, exported medicines

BKMEA reiterates demand for reopening Benapole landport for yarn import

Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has reiterated its demand to reo

Standard Bank opens its 19th branch at Benapole

The 19th branch of Standard Bank Limited was opened at the Benapole landport in Jessore recently. C

COMPANIES & FINANCE

US injects life into world trade talks

ZURICH, Oct 11 (Reuters): The United States injected life into world trade talks yesterday with an o

Snow wants more progress on yuan flexibility

TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters): US Treasury Secretary John Snow renewed his call for Beijing to make its yu

EU to open internal market further to boost jobs

LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11 (Reuters): European Union finance ministers will take aggressive steps today to s

MARKET & COMMODITIES

Asia's textile makers doing better than expected in post-MFA

MANILA, Oct 11 (AFP): Fears that China would swallow up between a third and 50 per cent of all world

Hanoi urged to allow more rice exports this yr

HANOI, Oct 11 (Reuters): Exporters in Vietnam have asked the government to allow them to agree new d

Uzbekistan plans to curb cotton fibre exports

TASHKENT, Oct 11 (Reuters): Uzbekistan, the world's second largest exporter of cotton fibre, will cu

SPORTS

Beximco, Ispahani, Jamuna off to good start

Title aspirant Beximco Ltd made a good start in the GrameenPhone 3rd Corporate Cricket League campai

Kallis, Flintoff share ICC player award

England's Andrew Flintoff and South African Jacques Kallis have tied for the International Cricket C

England look to Rooney to lift the gloom

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 11 (Reuters): England are counting on Wayne Rooney's return to lift a strug

WORLD

Aid starts rolling for desperate earthquake survivors

MUZAFFARABAD, Oct 11: Trucks laden with aid began rolling into northeast Pakistan Tuesday as the res

Iraqi woman, toddler pulled out alive after 60 hours

ISLAMABAD, Oct 11 (AFP) - After 60 hours buried in the twisted wreckage of an 10-storey apartment co

India pledges $100m in Kashmir quake aid

URI, (India), Oct 11 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged five billion rupees (116 mi

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