24-10-2021

Govt to form cell to promote
agriculture entrepreneurs
DHAKA : Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur
Razzaque on Saturday said a separate cell
will be formed at his ministry to encourage
agriculture entrepreneurs and create new
entrepreneurs.
"It is now very essential to create
agriculture entrepreneurs and promote
them. The cell will extend cooperation and
keep communication with entrepreneurs,"
he said.
Razzaque was addressing as the chief guest
the inaugural ceremony of Agriculture
Entrepreneur Conference at Bangladesh
Agricultural Research Council (BARC) at
Farmgate here.
The minister said directives have been
given to field level officers to keep watch on
agricultural loan disbursement for more
than Taka 28,000 across the country.
About the communal violence centering
the Durga Puja, Razzaque said the incidents
of communal attacks on Hindu community
are very shameful for the nation.
"It stigmatizes the nation. Such incidents
cannot be accepted by any means. Those
who carried out arson attacks and vandalized
houses of Hindu community in Rangpur in
the name of religion, they are barbaric and
inhuman. These religious dogmatized
barbaric elements should be eliminated from
society," he said.
Razzaque, also Awami League Presidium
Member, said: "We believe in humanity. We
are a single nation combining Muslims,
Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Garo,
Chakma and Hajong and all other people
belonging to any caste and creed. This
country is for all human beings and all have
equal rights."
Former Agriculture Secretary and the
conference coordinator Anwar Faruque
chaired the function while UCBL
Managing Director Md Shawkat Jamil,
Bangladesh Agricultural Credit
Department General Manager Md Abdul
Hakim and voluntary organization BSEF
general secretary Rezaul Karim Siddique
addressed it, among others.
Civil society orgs' active participation essential
to ensure sustainable development: Speakers
DHAKA : The active participation of civil
society organizations in development
initiatives is essential to making Bangladesh's
development more effective and sustainable,
said speakers, reports UNB.
They came up with the view at the
Bangladesh NGO-CSO Coordination Process
(BDCSO Process) annual meeting on
Saturday.
The three-day annual meeting of the
network of around 600 local and national
NGOs, CSOs began Saturday.
Participants in the session titled 'Local civil
society: why and how building a third sector'
also demanded legal acknowledgement of
NGOs and CSOs' contributions to
development across the country.
The session was chaired by prominent
economist and chairman of PKSF Kazi
Khaliquzzaman Ahmad. Director General of
NGO Affairs Bureau KM Tariqul Islam was
the chief guest at the session.
Deputy Secretary of the Development
Effectiveness Wing of the Ministry of Finance
Ak Azad, Sudipta Mukherjee of UNDP and
Michelle Mousulman of Christian Aid spoke
as special guests.
Kazi Khaliquzzaman Ahmed said local
administration needs to involve local
government as well as local civil society to
make development sustainable.
"Local NGOs and CSOs are working with
Naval chief off
to India on
official visit
DHAKA : Chief of Naval
Staff Admiral M Shaheen
Iqbal left yesterday for India
on a seven-day official visit.
The Navy Chief went to
India on an invitation of
Admiral Karambir Singh,
the Chief of Naval Staff of
Indian Navy, said an ISPR
press release.
During his visit, the Navy
Chief will pay a courtesy call
on Rajnath Singh, Defence
Minister of India, General
Bipin Rawat, Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS) of India
and the Chief of Naval Staff
of Indian Navy Admiral
Karambir Sing.
transparency and accountability, but we have
a lot more to do. We need to ensure the
dignified participation of all, not just the
development of our own organization," he
said.
NGOs, according to NGO Affairs Bureau
DG KM Tariqul Islam, play a critical role in the
development of marginalized people,
particularly at the grassroots level, despite
their many limitations.
In addition to the government, NGOs and
CSOs play an important role in development,
he said.
On the one hand, civil society will
communicate the government's messages to
citizens, and on the other side, civil society will
communicate the citizens' words to the
government, he added.
Michael Mosulman said that local civil
society works with local people, and local
organizations are accountable to local people.
Therefore, local organizations can play an
important role in conveying the views of local
people and thus ensuring the accountability of
the government, he said.
Azad said, "We have entered an era of
development effectiveness from the aid
effectiveness. The Government of Bangladesh
is leading the world in making development
effective, and the government is committed to
creating opportunities for civil society to
participate in development activities."
Helen LaFave, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the United States of America to
Bangladesh along with the delegates from US Embassy visited the Beximco Industrial Park
on Saturday, October 23, 2021. The Deputy Ambassador was very impressed to see
Beximco's fully vertical state of the art Textiles Manufacturing, and World Largest
Sustainable Modern Washing Plant. They were also overwhelmed by visiting Beximco's vertical
Ceramics Plant (Shinepukur Ceramics Ltd.) where they are producing premium quality
Bone-Chinaand Porcelain tableware products.
Photo : Courtesy
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Chairman of Hamzard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh Kazi Golam Rahman and Managing Director
and Chief Motawalli of the organization Dr Hakim Mohammad Yusuf Harun Bhuiyan welcomed the
member of Hamdard Board of Trustees, former Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Medical University
and eminent physician Prof. Dr. Pran Gopal Datta who has been recently elected unopposed as
Member of Parliament. The greetings were conveyed at Hamdard's own office at Banglamotor in the
capital.
Photo : Courtesy
Attempts to hinder
development to be
resisted: Mannan
BHOLA : Alleging that
conspiracies are being
hatched to create instability
in the country and deter the
ongoing development
efforts, Planning Minister
MA Mannan today said that
all such ill attempts would
surely be resisted.
"No one who is against
Bangladesh will be tolerated
on this soil," he said.
The planning minister
was addressing a civic
gathering at Charfashion
Upazila Parishad here in the
district. The minister
addressed the function after
visiting the proposed
project site for saving
Charfashion and Monpura
from river erosion.
Mentioning that there are
some people who often say
that they would not go for
election, Mannan said that
everyone has the right for
not participating in an
election.
"But, we won't accept if
anyone says that they would
not let election to take place.
This is our country and
there is no other way here to
become Prime Minister,
without taking part in an
election," he added.
Man held with 8 gold
bars in Hili
DINAJPUR : Police on Friday detained a smuggler with eight gold
bars from Birampur at Hili border of Dinajpur, reports UNB.
The detainee was identified as Golzar Hossain, 50, son of Abdur
Rahman of Basupara area of the upazila.
Police said a team, being informed of gold smuggling in India
through the Katla border, conducted a drive in the area around
7pm. Police detained Golzar when he tried to escape after placing
gold bars under a wooden log placed next to Katla Bazar.
Later, eight gold bars were seized from under the wooden logs.
During the interrogation, Golzar admitted that he possessed the
gold bars.
Sumon Kumar Mahanta, Officer-in-Charge of Birampur Police
Station, said legal processes are underway in this regard. Golzar
will be produced before court on Saturday.
Taxpayers can fill up returns
staying at home thru digiTax
DHAKA : DigiTax, an online
tax return preparation
platform for taxpayers, was
formally launched today
through which the taxpayers
can now fill up income tax
returns as well as assess their
assets online through
automated method, reports
BSS.
Through using this, the
taxpayers can submit their
returns and thus pay taxes
while staying at home
alongside taking income tax
related various services.
Desh Universal came up
with this new web application
called digiTax to simplify
further the submission of
income tax returns.
National Board of Revenue
(NBR) Member (tax policy)
Md Alamgir Hossain
inaugurated this online tax
application digiTax today at a
program held at the
Economic Reporters' Forum
(ERF) auditorium in the
capital's Paltan area.
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Bangladesh
(ICAB) President Mahmudul
Hasan Khusru, Dhaka Taxes
Bar Association President
AKM Azizur Rahman,
Bangladesh Cricket Board
(BCB) Director Khaled
Mahmud Sujon, digiTax
director Golam Shahriar
Ronju and ERF general
secretary SM Rashidul Islam
were present, among others,
on the occasion.
After inaugurating this
software, NBR Member Md
Alamgir Hossain said that a
huge interest has now been
developed among the
taxpayers to pay income tax
while the number of
taxpayers is now increasing
day by day.
"It's not possible to give
services to such huge number
of taxpayers under the
existing system. There is no
alternative for making online
all tax-related services as well
as making automated the
return submission system.
The NBR has taken this
initiative long ago and also
had introduced filling up,
return submission and
payment system through
online," he added.
Alamgir also noted that the
march forward of digiTax
from the private sector would
simplify further the stride
towards digitizing tax related
services.
He informed that apart
from allowing submission of
returns through online, the
NBR would observe Income
Tax Month from November 1
for which 'environment of fair'
is being created at the tax
zones so that the taxpayers
can submit their returns with
ease and comfort.
Highlighting the main
features of digiTax, its team
member Syeda Nusrat
Haider said that there many
taxpayers of different levels in
the country who do not know
on how to calculate income
tax properly. "As a result, they
often can't file returns
properly. In order to resolve
this, we've come up with a
new system through which
the users can submit their
returns with ease and comfort
through giving inputs as per
their requirements,"
She mentioned that their
system includes an
automated calculating system
as per the law through which
they would be able to prepare
their income tax returns.
Besides, the users will be able
to use this software also in
Bangla.
Through using digiTax, the
taxpayers can fill up their
returns through automated
method and thus submit
those before the concerned
income tax offices.
Protest against
communal violence
in Kushtia
KUSHTIA : Kushtia Awami
League demonstrated
against communal violence
in the town yesterday.
Sadar Upazila AL and city
AL organized a procession
that paraded different
streets in the town this
afternoon. A rally was also
held at Bijoy Ullash Chattar
in Kushtia.
General Secretary of
Kushtia city unit AL Ataur
Rahman Ata, President
Taijal Ali Khan, Sadar
Upazila AL President
Akhteruzzaman Masum and
General Secretary Rezaul
Haque spoke at the rally.
Muslim, Hindu, Buddho
and Christian people took
part the rally for communal
harmony in the country.
Training of polytechnic
institutes, technical
schools, colleges begins
DHAKA : The inaugural
function of two-month long
basic training for 30 officers
of polytechnic institutes,
engineering colleges and
technical schools and
colleges was held at the
BIAM Foundation Regional
Center in Cox's Bazar
yesterday, reports BSS.
Directorate of Technical
Education under the
Technical and Madrasa
Education Division
organized it.
Secretary of Technical and
Madrasa Education Division
Md Aminul Islam Khan
attended it as the chief guest,
a press release said.
Director General of
Directorate of Technical
Education Dr Md Helal
Uddin also spoke it, among
others.
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Bogura District Awami League president Mojibar
Rahman Mojnu expressed solidarity with the mass
hunger strike organized by the Bogura District
Committee of Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian
Oikyo Parishod at Satmatha in Bogura demanding
punishment against communal violence and identifying
the culprits on Saturday. Photo : Azahar Ali
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