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Freedom Fighters’ honorarium likely to be increased to Tk 20,000

Shawdesh Desk: Allowance for valiant Freedom Fighters of the nation will be increased from Tk 12,000 to Tk 20,000 in the next fiscal year. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal gave

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Queen to meet US President Joe Biden next week

Shawdesh desk: The Queen Elizabeth II will meet US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden next week, Buckingham Palace has said. The meeting at Windsor Castle on Sunday

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Covid-19: Govt to vaccinate 25 lakh people each month

Shawdesh Desk: With a plan to bring 80 percent people of the country under the mass immunisation programme in phases, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said the government

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Budget Power and energy sector allocation to increase by Tk 726 crore

Shawdesh Desk: The allocation for the power and energy sector has been raised by Tk 726 crore in the budget for fiscal 2021-22. The new amount is proposed at Tk

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RU decides to hold in-person exams from June 20

Shawdesh Desk; The authorities of Rajshahi University (RU) decided to hold in-person final examinations of the year 2019 from June 20, and those of 2020 from July 4. RU acting

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Budget: 10-year tax holiday for Private, specialised hospitals in districts

Shawdesh Desk: Private healthcare service providers in districts outside Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram will be given a 10-year tax exemption on their income from the next fiscal. Finance Minister

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Voluntary Rohingya repatriation in short term looks more challenging: UN

Shawdesh desk: The United Nations has urged the international community to step up and share responsibility, noting that recent developments in Myanmar make the prospects of voluntary repatriation of the

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Country achieves highest GDP growth in Asia in FY 2020-21

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has achieved real Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth of 5.2 percent — highest in Asia. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal revealed this information while presenting the budget for

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