Describing the current tobacco tax structure as extremely complex, speakers at a webinar on Monday urged the government to simplify the tax structure to widen its net in the country.

Describing the current tobacco tax structure as extremely complex, speakers at a webinar on Monday urged the government to simplify the tax structure to widen its net in the country.
Hili, Jan 2 – Indian onion started to roll in at Dinajpur’s Hili land port on Saturday after three and half months of the export ban. Trucks carrying onions from India arrived at the port at 3:30 pm, bringing it…
Rajshahi, July 2: Farmers are now very much pleased with the present lucrative market price for the latest harvested Boro paddy in the entire region including its vast Barind tract.After getting the profitable price of their paddy the farmers are…
Dhaka, July 26: The government has set the prices of different types of rawhides of the sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Adha.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi Sunday announced the decision after a meeting with leather traders Tanners’ through online.As per the decision,…
A mobile court on Wednesday fined three shops on Shahongaccha Station Road area of Cumilla City for charging extra for oxygen cylinders.
DHAKA – The historical bat of Mushfiqur Rahim, which he used to hit country’s maiden double century in Test cricket, has caught the attention of many in the auction. With two days remaining to finish the auction, the price of…
Dhaka, Dec 8 – While some of the imported onions were relatively cheaper, but the local newly harvested and old onions were still selling at higher prices in the capital’s kitchen markets. Though the local onion price was relatively down…
People responsible for killing journalists from 2006-18 not convicted, says Unesco UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said societies as a whole pay a price when journalists are targeted.
Dhaka, Oct 27 – Bangladesh’s recent aquaculture growth has defied predictions so much that it deserves to be called a “Blue Revolution.” Even though aquaculture has enabled over 2 million Bangladeshis to escape poverty from 2000-2010, the country’s fisheries policy…
Geneva, Oct (Kanaga Raja) – The medical humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has launched a global campaign on 10 October that calls on pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to lower the price of its life-saving anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug…
25 September 2019, Climate Change – Our oceans and frozen spaces have been “taking the heat” for global warming for decades, climate experts said on Wednesday, warning that without a radical change in human behaviour, hundreds of millions of people…
New price of internet bandwidth would be effective from July 1 as the posts and telecommunications division (PTD) has further reduced the price. At a meeting with Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar in the chair the decision was taken…
Dhaka, May 18 – Farmers on Saturday urged the government of Bangladesh to save them by ensuring that they get a fair price for paddy. They made the call at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity. It was jointly…
US Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned over the use of expensive private planes for official business. He previously apologised after making 26 private flights since May at a cost of $400,000 (£300,000) to taxpayers. Government officials, except those dealing…