Day: May 1, 2023
Al Amin :Import restriction and dollar crisis have affected revenue collection heavily as the earnings from customs duty and income tax posted a negative growth in last month (March) of the current fiscal year. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) collected Tk 2,25,509.02 crore with 8.29 per cent year-on-year growth in the first nine month (July-March) period of the current fiscal year against the target of Tk 2,54,517.53 crore. The revenue board fetched Tk 2,08,238.07 crore with 15.96 per cent...
Staff Reporter :The Returning Officer for the upcoming Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls has cancelled the nomination paper of mayoral candidate of suspended mayor Mohammad Jahangir Alam on the plea of loan defaulter. Meanwhile, Mohammad Jahangir Alam termed the returning officer’s decision for cancelling his nomination paper as ‘undemocratic’ and said he will appeal to the Election Commission against the returning officer’s decision. Returning Officer Md Faridul Islam cancelled the nomination paper on Sunday mentioning that Jahangir Alam, who submitted...
SAP ANALYSIS The United States appears to have sent its clearest message yet to Bangladesh that a fair and inclusive election is imperative for continued growth of relations between the two countries. The message came during the meeting between Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abdul Momen and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 10 in Washington D.C. FM Momen’s visit came on the heels of several high-profile visits of US officials to Bangladesh in recent months. In a short but...
Court Correspondent :A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced casino “kingpin” Salim Prodhan to eight years imprisonment on the charge of amassing illegal wealth and money laundering. Judge Md Badrul Alam Bhuiyan of the Special Judge Court-8 of Dhaka delivered the verdict in presence of the convict in his crowded court on Sunday. Besides, Salim Prodhan was fined Tk 11 lakh, in default, he will have to serve seven months more in the prison. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from...
UNB : Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva has lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Staff Reporter : Speakers at a commemorate meeting on Sunday said that late freedom fighter Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury always worked for the people of Bangladesh. They said that establishing Gonosasthaya Hospital, Dr. Zafrullah brought low cost health services among the people. He had a lifelong contribution to the nation. Since the liberation war in 1971 to the day of his eternal departure, he always thought how to serve the people. The veteran freedom fighter also brought the medicine industry in...
Staff Reporter :The probe committee formed by the Shipping Ministry on Sunday heard statement of the ‘Establishment of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System and Integrated Maritime Navigation System (EGIMNS) Project’s Project Director Abu Sayed Mohammad Delowar Rahman, also a nautical surveyor and examiner of the Department of Shipping (DoS), about the obstacles of the project and his allegations submitted against the Director General of the Department of Shipping Commodore Md Nizamul Haque. On Tuesday, other project officials will give...
Editorial Desk : After failure in materialising Digital Bangladesh, the Awami League government has come up with the slogan of...
A newspaper on Saturday reported that no progress is yet visible even a month after the Anti-Corruption Commission initiated a probe into the whereabouts of some 30,000 missing applications submitted to seek approval for building constructions under the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK). However, RAJUK authority has declined to admit their irresponsibility as the documents went missing from the National Data Centre in Gazipur. We are appalled to learn that in a digital Bangladesh, what an unsecured server we are maintaining...
Concerns over plagiarism by AI I am writing to express my concerns about the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to commit plagiarism, particularly among students who are using AI to complete their assignments. As a member of the academic community, I am alarmed by the negative impact this trend is having on the quality of education and the potential dangers associated with the misuse of AI.The use of AI for plagiarism poses potential dangers that need to be addressed....
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :Labor is at the root of all creation of human civilization on earth. Today’s civilization is the product of the relentless labor of countless people throughout the ages. People are busy to earn a living. He has to meet his needs through labor. The cave people gave birth to the present advanced civilization only through labor. Everything that is visible in all aspects of human life has been achieved through hard work. Labor is an essential...
