No job for vice-chairmen in upazila parishad rules
No role of upazila, union parishads in
TR programme
The government on Tuesday issued a guideline on the functioning of the newly-formed upazila parishads without defining the jurisdiction of vice-chairmen. The LGRD and cooperatives ministry issued the guideline, which will remain effective until the Upazila Parishad Rules of Business 2009 is framed...[ + ]
Ex-speaker, dy speaker, chief whip asked to return Tk 3.5m to state
A parliamentary panel on Tuesday asked the speaker, deputy speaker and chief whip of the eighth parliament to return to the state exchequer a sum of more than Tk 3.5 million, which they had allegedly plundered in the name of medical expenses, officials said...[ + ]
DST likely from
June 16
The government is likely to enforce its daylight saving programme by moving clock forward by one hour from June 16 to ensure maximum utilization of daylight to conserve electricity as the country grapples with a huge power deficit...[ + ]
AL plans to face opposition’s
agitation
‘politically’
The Awami League will ‘politically’ face the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s month-long street agitation that began on Tuesday. The ruling party is planning to increase and strengthen its political activities, which were in abeyance after the AL’s assumption of office on January 6, by launching a countrywide tour programme to reorganise its grassroots units...[ + ]
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Poor products dominate bottled water business
Bottled water supply has become a fast growing business as a growing number of people over the years have turned to the bottled drinking water against the backdrop of diminishing confidence on water supplied by the authorities. But substandard suppliers are dominating the market in absence of proper monitoring and legal action by the authorities against the unscrupulous manufacturers, suppliers and traders...[ + ]
Interest rate capped at 12pc for essential goods import
The Bangladesh Bank in a bid to contain price during the Ramadan has asked the commercial banks to reduce the maximum interest rate to 12 per cent from existing 13 per cent on credits for importing eight essential items...[ + ]
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