Headline
- Release Azharul Islam: Jamaat Ameer
- National Athletics: Three more new records set on second day
- Govt prioritises bringing Hasina back for trial: Shafiqul Alam
- BIAC delegation meets Chief Justice
- Hajj flights to begin Apr 29
- People smell something fishy in attempt to delay national elections: Mirza Fakhrul
- Bashir urges Japanese entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh
- "No one will be allowed to dictate over Bangladesh"
- 'Fair share of Teesta's water is rights, not anyone's mercy'
- High-level probe body on ICT sector soon
- Death of S. Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion about social media culture
- 1,400 arms, 2.5 lakhs ammunition still not recovered
- Court orders to seize lands, freeze bank accounts of Palak's wife
- Iran launches largest-ever operational readiness exercise
- Movement to continue until Teesta water issue resolves: Amir Khusru
- 1,907 cases field over traffic rules violations in Dhaka
- ADB capital utilization plan expands operations by 50pc over next decade
- RAB may be formed afresh with new name, uniform: Home Adviser
- Travel ban imposed on ex-finance minister, his wife and daughters
- Women's DPL kicks off Wednesday
Additional VAT on restaurants withdrawn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...
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...