Reiterating that required reforms should be accomplished before holding the next national election, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today hinted that they can come up with a kind of announcement this month on the reform and election process.
Referring to the Election Reform Commission, he said there are certain reforms that are required to finish before the election to avoid old-fashioned problems.
In an interactive session with the envoys of European countries Chief Adviser Office here, Prof Yunus said they have to wait for the reports of the reform commission to incorporate its proposals in the election process.
He said if the government holds the election now, it will be an old-fashioned one and all the old-fashioned problems will come back.
Youth and Sports Adviser and National Sports Council chairman Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today (Monday) announced cash reward of Taka fifty lakh for Bangladesh U-19 men cricket team for becoming champions in the U-19 Men Asia Cup for the second time in a row.
A press release of National Sports Council (NSC) informed in a circular signed by its Secretary Aminul Islam this (Monday) evening.
Defending champion Bangladesh defeated India by 59 runs in the final of the ACC U19 Men Asia Cup final held in Dubai on Sunday last.
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan today said that the government would try to introduce single rate VAT system in the country in a bid to reduce the leakage in revenue collection.
“It will be better for us if we can go for a single rate VAT to reduce the leakage in revenue collection and it will also be very easy to administer. Definitely we will try for that,” he said.
The revenue board chief said this while addressing a press conference on the occasion of VAT Day 2024 at the conference room of the NBR in the capital.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed his gratitude and appreciation to Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nayaz Ahmed Khan, for his support in successfully organizing a dialogue with students, including coordinators of the 2024 student movement that led a mass uprising to topple an authoritarian, corrupt, kleptocratic regime.
The information was confirmed by Dhaka University Public Relations Office on Monday.
In a message of thanks, Turk stated, "It was an honor to speak and exchange views with students from various disciplines at such an important venue at Dhaka University. The participation of young students in the dialogue was inspiring. I noticed these young people are firmly committed to promoting democracy and human rights in the future of Bangladesh. I was especially encouraged to see many young women in leadership roles. I reaffirm the full commitment of my office to support progress in human rights during this historic transformation in Bangladesh."