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Published: 27 Jun 2021 05:31 PM BdST
Updated: 27 Jun 2021 05:31 PM BdST
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to be alert and keep themselves and their families safe amid a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. );
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She called for support to tackle the second wave of infections.
“As people are getting infected by large numbers, and the number of deaths has increased, I urge all to be alert,” she said at an even on Sunday.
“Please keep yourself and your families safe by following the health guidance. It’s my special request.”
People can do their work by using technology amid the pandemic because of her government’s Digital Bangladesh initiative, she said.
Legalising black money: Kamal drops hints of continuation
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The controversial move to legalise untaxed money with ease, which was absent in Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal s proposed fiscal measures for the next financial year, might continue, after all. If [the step] is profitable, we will try to continue it. We will see one more month before taking any decision, Kamal said at a post-budget media briefing yesterday.
The option to legalise untaxed income was always present in some form but in June last year, Kamal had expanded the ambit for it.
At present, black money can be whitened by investing it in any sector and without facing any questions on the source of the funds. This opening is due to close at the end of the current fiscal year on June 30.
After a long six-and-a-half years, betel leaf export to the European Union has resumed following a recent lifting of its ban, with the first consignment of one metric tonne being sent off for the United Kingdom yesterday. Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque sent off the consignment through a programme titled "Safe and Quality Betel Leaf Export to Europe" at a Central
Food stock now only 4.62 lakh tonnes
Govt focuses on procuring more food grain from farmers, millers by raising prices
With only around 4.62 lakh tonnes of grains in the public food stocks, one of the lowest in years, the government has moved to procure paddy, rice and wheat from local farmers and millers at prices higher than last year s.
In a virtual meeting held yesterday, the Food Planning Monitoring Committee (FPMC) decided to collect 10 lakh tonnes of boiled and 1.5 lakh tonnes of non-boiled rice from local dealers. The committee also decided to buy 6.5 lakh tonnes of paddy from the farmers. We are going to purchase 11.5 lakh tonnes of rice and 6.5 lakh tonnes of paddy in the current season. The details will be disclosed in a day or two, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder told The Daily Star after the meeting.