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In other countries affected by corona tax collection is not a priority

Forecasting that revenue collection shortfall might reach Tk 1 lakh crore in the current fiscal year, the Centre for Policy Dialogue in its budget proposal has recommended the National Board of Revenue to design the tax measures for 2020-2021 taking economic recession due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic under active consideration. ...

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Phelps urges athletes to seek help for stress of Games delay

AFP, Los Angeles :US Olympic great Michael Phelps says it's "hard to comprehend" what today's athletes are going through with the Tokyo Games postponed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic."It's our life," Phelps said in an interview on NBC's Today show on Monday. "I've tried to replay what I ...

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Xu Duo, special representative along with Mohammad Easin Arafat Shazzad, Assistant Director (Legal Affairs) of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), a Chinese state own company and developer cum investor

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Councilor of 5 No Ward of DSCC Chittaranjan Das distributing relief materials among the people of low-income on the premises of the councilor's office on Tuesday.

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Members of RAB-3 conducted a drive through mobile court in the city`s Malibag area on Tuesday to gather information about transports which were plying on the city streets defying ban.

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Incapable health sector and coronavirus pandemic

Even for non-communicable diseases, the country's poor people are not getting proper treatment due to the high rise of medical expenses. On the other hand, the authorities showcased outstanding success in healthcare improvement and public health indicators as well as poverty reduction. A recent study had found that out-of-pocket health ...

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Gabriela Sabatini `doubts` tennis can return in 2020

Argentinian tennis great Gabriela Sabatini has cast doubt over whether the professional tennis circuit will resume this year amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Sabatini said the sport must address other priorities before restarting its packed international calendar, possibly in 2021."In the coming months I think it will be difficult to hold ...

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Manchester City's Kyle Walker sorry after 'lockdown party'

England defender Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from English Premier League team Manchester City after appearing to break lockdown conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.The 29-year-old Walker apologized on Sunday after it was widely reported he held a party involving two sex workers at his home last week, breaking the ...

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Distressed women are waiting for the relief goods defying the order of social distance in city's Green Road area on Sunday.

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Remittance flow gets interrupted

The coronavirus pandemic is set to deal a heavy blow to the country's overseas job market and the remittance flow as a large number of Bangladeshi migrants have already lost their jobs or were receiving low wages amid shutdowns enforced to contain the contagion. After different businesses were closed following ...

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Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCCI) distributing aid to some helpless people at Khilgaon Model Collage in the city on Thursday. Vice President Mohd Ishaqul Hossain Sweet, Joint Secretary General Al Mamun Mridha and Director MD Naim Hossain Bhuiyan, among others, were present.

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Govt selling Tk 10 rice in Dhaka

Economic Reporter:The government will sell subsidised rice at Tk 10 per kg in Dhaka from Sunday in an effort to help the poor during the shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.The special open market sale or OMS will begin in Mirpur's Rupnagar Jheelpar slum and Mohakhali's Shattola slum, the Food ...

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`We want to help as much as we can` - England players take pay cut

The centrally contracted male and female players in England have opted to take a pay cut during the current global crisis, which has brought cricket to a standstill.With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to sabotage the entire cricket season in England, centrally contracted players have opted to take a pay cut ...

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Neymar donates $1m to fight coronavirus

AFP, Rio De Janeiro :Neymar has donated $1 million to fight the impact of the new coronavirus in his native Brazil, according to TV network SBT.The Paris Saint-Germain star, the world's third-highest-paid footballer, donated part of the money to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the rest to a ...

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Chairman of the Governing Body of the city's Willes Little Flower School and College Arifur Rahman Titu distributing foods among the destitute on the premises of the institution on Saturday. Foods were bought from the joint aid of the teachers and governing body of the institution.