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Going gets tough for telcos

Going gets tough for telcos
In the wake of massive forgery in the registration of SIM (subscriber identity module) cards using fake NID (national identity) cards, the government has decided to introduce biometric system for SIM registration from December 16. The government has also decided to get completed the re-registration of SIM cards through NIDs prior to the introduction of the new biometric system. State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim disclosed this to media before holding a meeting with the chief executive officers of the mobile phone operators in the country. She also said around 25 per cent of the 10 million SIM cards verified until yesterday were found to be registered properly. The junior minister further said the biometric authentication…

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Tailback, extra fare add to woes of homegoers
Tailback, extra fare add 
to woes of homegoers
Homebound passengers, using highways, railways and waterways on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations,…

Medical admission-seekers seek retest, threaten to block roads

Medical admission-seekers seek retest, threaten to block roads

Medical admission-seekers warned the government that they would set up road blockades in the capital and elsewhere in the country on September 27 if their demands are not met by then. The applicants said they have submitted memoranda to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the directorate general of health…
Parents of 5-year-old girl allege medical negligence at CMCH

Parents of 5-year-old girl allege medical negligence at CMCH

The parents of a little girl have levelled allegations of wrong treatment and medical negligence against the doctors of the orthopaedic department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Mozaher Ahmed, the five-year-old girl’s father, lodged a complaint on Monday with CMCH director Brig.…
Why Europe must help refugees at sea

Why Europe must help refugees at sea

If you're as cynical as I am about Europe's impulse to control migration from Arab lands, you might have the same question I did: Why don't European navies interdict the refugees at sea, and send them back to Libya or Turkey or wherever they're coming from? It might seem cruel, but after…
Bangladeshis generally are not tax evaders

Bangladeshis generally are not tax evaders

Recently, the National Income Tax Day was observed on 15th September. The event was followed by a week long Income Tax fair. The fair has become a regular feature in recent years and among other steps taken by the National Board of Revenue (NBR), reflects the incumbent government’s greater initiatives…
BNP will be ruined if it fails to take part in next polls, says Nasim

BNP will be ruined if it fails to take part in next polls, says Nasim

Awami League presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday that as a political party BNP will be ruined if it does not take part in the national polls of 2019, reports BSS. “Begum Khaleda Zia will have to take recourse to healthy politics refraining from all…
Bangladesh needs to continue 
structural reform: ADB

Bangladesh needs to continue structural reform: ADB

Bangladesh needs to continue its programme of structural reform toward fiscal strengthening through revenue mobilization and improved public finance management, pointed ADB in its report-Economic trends and prospect in developing Asia: South Asia. The FY2016 budget targets a 29.5 per cent increase in…
Suu Kyi urges ‘brave’ votes

Suu Kyi urges �brave� votes

AFP, KAWHMU: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday supporters need not be afraid when they cast ballots in landmark elections, as she railed against government neglect while campaigning in her rural constituency. Suu Kyi received a rockstar welcome on the campaign trail in her impoverished…
Tariq Anam, Tareen, Shahdat together in Eid tele-drama

Tariq Anam, Tareen, Shahdat together in Eid tele-drama

Viewer-appreciated actors Tariq Anam Khan, Shahdat and Tareen will be seen appearing together in an Eid special tele-drama titled ‘Charitroti Kalponik’, directed by Muntasir Bipon and written by Badrul Anam Soud. Produced by Dhoni Chitra, the shooting of this tele-drama has been completed…
Karnataka take slim lead over Bangladesh-A

Karnataka take slim lead over Bangladesh-A

Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna ripped through Bangladesh-A batting line up, claiming a five-for on his first class debut that kept Ranji trophy champions Karnataka aloft over the visitors on the day one of the first three-dayer match at Mysore yesterday. His finished with five for 49 including a first-ball…
Uncertainty looms over hide market

Uncertainty looms over hide market

Uncertainty has gripped the hide markets in Dinajpur ahead of the Eid ul Azha this year as the suppliers have not been paid their outstanding bills amounting to Tk15 crores by the tanners. The tanners of Dhaka and Natore owe the amount to the Dinajpur traders for purchase of hides last year. According…
ADB forecasts 6.7pc GDP growth

ADB forecasts 6.7pc GDP growth

Bangladesh’s economic growth is expected to improve slightly in the current fiscal year due to strong domestic demand backed by better exports and remittances, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday. The bank in its latest outlook update for Asian countries published yesterday projected…
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