Another concrete jungle in the name of ‘garden city’
Last Updated: September 9, 2024Approximately one and a half kilometres from Shyamoli Square towards Shia Jame Masjid, along the Ring Road in Mohammadpur, you will first encounter the 10-storey Tokyo Square shopping mall on the right. This is followed by a cluster of high-rise buildings. Enter through the Roman-styled entrance gate, sandwiched between the said shopping mall and the…
Is Dhaka ready for an all-electric automobile ecosystem?
Last Updated: September 9, 2024On 12 May Dhaka North and South City Corporation (DNCC and DSCC) unveiled Dhaka’s first-ever Paris Agreement-aligned climate action plans. The plans will serve as a roadmap for Dhaka North and Dhaka South to become carbon-neutral by 2050, aligning with Bangladesh’s National Commitment of conditional emissions reduction target. Both city corporations aim to cut emissions…
Keeping money in banks may get costlier
Last Updated: September 12, 2024Keeping money in the country’s banking system is set to become more expensive as the revenue authorities plan to further increase excise duty on bank balances in the upcoming budget after three fiscal years. According to finance ministry sources familiar with the matter, the cost may increase by up to 67%. The National Board of…
Protected: Saudia Airlines cabin crew member held with 2kg gold at Dhaka airport
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Ctg waterlogging: Crores spent, deadlines missed, streets still flooded
Last Updated: September 9, 2024Chattogram city continues to grapple with severe waterlogging issues, despite significant investments and ongoing efforts by three agencies to combat the problem. A staggering Tk14,387 crore has been allocated to implement four projects aimed at addressing waterlogging in the port city. Over the past decade, around Tk8,000 crore has been spent in these initiatives, with…
NBR may backtrack on plan to impose duty on MPs’ vehicles
Last Updated: September 9, 2024The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to backtrack on its plan to impose a 25% customs duty and a 15% value-added tax (VAT) on the import of motor vehicles by lawmakers in the fiscal 2024-25. Finance ministry officials with knowledge of the matter said the change in plan comes as the initiative contradicts…
কিভাবে মুহূর্তগুলি আমাদের জীবন গঠন করে?
Last Updated: September 9, 2024সময়ের সারাংশ: সময়, একটি অস্পষ্ট শক্তি যা আমাদের অস্তিত্বের কাঠামোকে নিয়ন্ত্রণ করে, সেই ভিত্তি হিসাবে কাজ করে যার উপর আমাদের জীবনের আখ্যানগুলি উন্মোচিত হয়। ঘড়ির ছন্দবদ্ধ টিকটিক থেকে শুরু করে মহাকাশীয় বস্তুর চক্রাকার প্যাটার্ন পর্যন্ত, এর প্রভাব অনস্বীকার্য। ঘড়ির ছন্দবদ্ধ টিকটিক থেকে শুরু করে মহাকাশীয় বস্তুর চক্রাকার প্যাটার্ন পর্যন্ত, এর প্রভাব অনস্বীকার্য। সময়ের বহুমুখী উপস্থিতি:…
Protected: How EBL rose from the ashes of BCCI to become a top bank
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Migration cost soars as 52% of workers rely on brokers to go abroad: BBS
Last Updated: September 9, 2024About 52.03% of international migrants paid their migration costs to brokers (migration facilitators), which is higher in rural areas (53.10%) compared to urban areas (48.25%), according to a recent survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Migration experts noted that the involvement of middlemen or brokers in the labour migration process leads to high…