The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has imposed new restrictions on the import of 10 to 30 count cotton yarn under duty-free facilities for export-oriented garment factories. Under the new arrangement, direct import of such yarn under bond facility will no longer be allowed, though import will be possible through bank guarantee.
Md Taimur Hossain Khan has been appointed to the post of Assistant Private Secretary (APS) to the President. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday giving the contractual appointment.
Nearly 8,000 depositors have withdrawn Tk 360 crore on the second day of deposit refund from the five merged Islamic banks. On the previous day in the first phase, 6,000 depositors had withdrawn Tk 250 crore. As a result, the withdrawal amount increased by Tk 110 crore on the second day.
Five more ministry-related parliamentary standing committees have been formed in the National Parliament. No opposition party lawmaker has been made president of any of the newly formed committees either. At the same time, members have been changed in the parliamentary standing committees related to the Water Resources and Civil Aviation and Tourism ministries.
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party has claimed that the allegation of Ansar members beating a youth to death after detaining him on suspicion of theft at the office of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in the capital’s Tejgaon is baseless.
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said the government has no plan to introduce ‘double shift’ simultaneously in educational institutions at the divisional and district levels across the country, including the capital Dhaka. The decision to introduce a second shift on an institution-wise basis will be taken subject to applications considering the pressure of students, local demand and the capacity of the institution.