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Dhaka mayor, family sued for alleged corruption
The Anti-Corruption Commi-ssion on Wednesday lodged a case against the Dhaka mayor, Sadeque Hossain Khoka, his wife, son and daughter for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information in the wealth statements.
The mayor’s wife, Ismat Ara, daughter Sarika Sadeque and son Ishrak Hossain were accused of abetting him in the crime, according to the first information report filed with Ramna police by the commission’s assistant director Samsul Alam...[ + ]
Power curbs upset two election commissioners
The two commissioners of the Election Commission seem to be upset over the apparent curtailment of their powers in the recently promulgated Election Commission Secretariat Ordinance 2008 and they plan to seek an audience with the chief adviser to vent their frustration, sources in the commission said....[ + ]
Conspiracy on to depoliticise country, create rubber stamp parliament: ex-BNP lawmakers
A group of 126 former BNP lawmakers on Wednesday alleged a conspiracy was on to depoliticise the country and to create a ‘rubber stamp’ parliament. They demanded that government should withdraw the state of emergency so that the people in general and the political parties in particular can raise their voice against government decisions made without upholding national interest and public sufferings caused by price spiral of essential goods...[ + ]
Rice price up by Tk 2-3
in two days
Coarse rice prices increased by Tk 2 to Tk 3 a kilogram in two days after India had banned rice export although supply from local stocks, as market sources said, remained steady on both wholesale and retail ends. ;The sources said panic buying by some consumers and profiteering by some traders were instigating the latest round of rice price increase. Continued open market sales of rice on a large scale by the government for low prices and boro harvest early May may bring down the prices, market observers said...[ + ]
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NBR to reward 5 top taxpayers in each district
The National Board of Revenue is planning to reward five top and regular taxpayers in each district every year and intends to introduce tax identity cards for the taxpayers. The board would try its level best to provide harassment-free services and reduce the gap between taxpayers and officials, said NBR chairman Abdul Mazid at a function on income tax return submission for the tax zone-5 in the Dhaka
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BPC, PHP Group row over drum sheet issue
The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation was at loggerheads with a private company over supplying drum sheets to the country’s lone oil refinery Eastern Refinery Limited, oil sector sources said...[ + ]
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