30 garment factories in Ashulia closed amid protests

At least 30 garment factories in Ashulia announced closure amid protests by job-seeking workers demanding “proportional” hiring of men and women at the factories, according to Industrial Police. Since morning, job-seekers in Ashulia have blocked the Nabinagar-Chandra and Baipail-Abdullahpur roads at different points. They gathered in front of various factories along these routes, demanding employment…

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NBR scraps provision to whiten black money

The National Board of Revenue has cancelled the provision which allowed taxpayers to whiten black money without scrutiny by paying a 15 percent tax. The tax authority issued a notification in this regard today. The development comes a few days after Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the environment adviser, told journalists that the interim government would scrap…

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Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh HE Mr. Yao Wen meets Jamaat Ameer

He led a four-member delegation including the Deputy Ambassador. During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador and Jamaat Ameer discussed various bilateral issues.Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami and former MP Professor Mujibur Rahman and Dr. Syed Abdullah Md. Taher, Secretary General, and former MP Professor Mia Golam Porwar, Assistant Secretary General Maulana ATM Masum, Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan,…

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Acting Foreign Secretary Khurshed Alam

The matter was informed in an office order signed by Mohammad Nazmul Haque, Director General (Administration) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (September 2).Earlier, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard saying that the interim government has canceled the remaining term of the contractual appointment of Foreign Secretary Masood…

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