Additional VAT on restaurants withdrawn
Additional VAT on restaurants withdrawn

Amid widespread protest against value added tax (VAT) increase in various sectors the government has decided to revert VAT at restaurants to 5%. The NBR announced the removal of the additional VAT on Thursday (January 16), as the Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association staged a human chain and...

Restaurant owners criticize VAT hike Plan, threaten strike
Restaurant owners criticize VAT hike Plan, threaten strike

The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association (BROA) criticized the governments plan to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) amid the current high inflation, stating that it would directly impact the general people. The leaders of the association issued the warning at a press conference held at a hotel...

Eating, sitting in the valley of death
Eating, sitting in the valley of death

Visiting restaurants with family and beloved ones for eating, drinking, selfies, and chitchatting is now one of the most popular pastimes for people residing in the capital. Hence, restaurant businesses are expanding throughout the city. But the problem is most of them having inadequate security...

Hotels in Tripura announce no rooms, meals for Bangladeshi tourists
Hotels in Tripura announce no rooms, meals for Bangladeshi tourists

Tripura Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association of India announced that Bangladeshi citizens would no longer be allowed to stay in hotels across the state starting on Monday, reports NDTV. The top association of the travel sector in the northeast state of India said that hotels and restaurants...