Bangladesh grants tax exemption to Grameen Bank until 2029
The government has granted Grameen Bank a tax exemption until 2029, conditional upon submitting its income tax returns. Under the same condition, the non-profit religious charity As-Sunnah Foundation has been granted a tax exemption for income from donations until June of the same year. Since its establishment in 1983 under a military ordinance, Grameen Bank has consistently received tax exemption benefits. This privilege falls under Section 33 of the Grameen Bank Ordinance, which has remained effective even after the ordinance was enacted into law in 2013. Grameen Bank and Yunus were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 in recognition of their efforts to alleviate poverty through microcredit.
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October 12, 2024 10:59 UTC
Farewell bells ring at pavilions as devotees celebrate Nabami with ‘Bihit Puja’, ‘mirror immersion’
As per the lunar calendar, Dashami’s Bihit Puja and mirror immersion have been performed after Maha Nabami rituals this year. Priest Pranab Chakraborty of the national temple told bdnews24.com, “The Nabami rituals had begun on Friday and lasted until 6:13am on Saturday. According to the almanac, the last time for Nabami rituals was 9:20am.”“Here, the devotees made offerings to the goddess at 8:50am as the Nabami rituals ended at 8:30am. Dashami’s Bihit Puja began afterwards.”Pranab said, “Dashami Puja has started from 6:14am and it will continue until 7:45pm. Alongside Kumari Puja, Maha Ashtami’s Bihit Puja and Sandhi Puja were held on Friday, followed by Samtami on Thursday.
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October 12, 2024 10:40 UTC
India wants to suggest Bangladesh is becoming extremist, says Advisor Nahid
Through the blood sacrifice of Abu Sayed and the other martyrs, Bangladesh is now experiencing independence, he says during a trip to RangpurIndia wants to suggest Bangladesh is becoming extremist, says Advisor NahidNahid Islam, information advisor to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, claims that India wants to portray the current situation in Bangladesh as tending towards extremism. “India wants to make it seem as if extremism is taking hold in Bangladesh,” he said. They are always spreading such propaganda.”He made the remarks to the media after attending a rally commemorating the 16th founding anniversary of Begum Rokeya University on Saturday. We need to be more aware of such issues.”“Aby Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, was martyred and gave his blood in the fight for our rights. The university authorities said the university started out under the name Rangpur University on Oct 20, 2008, under the caretaker government, but the name was changed to Begum Rokeya University in 2009 after the Awami League came to power.
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October 12, 2024 10:40 UTC
No. 2 Nebraska volleyball fends off No. 10 Purdue in five sets
On the very first point of Nebraska’s match against Purdue, coach John Cook challenged an official’s call and won the video review. Nebraska landed the final blows — Merritt Beason did — and won in five sets. Chicoine just kept going in the fifth set, and her three quick kills in the set got Purdue an 8-7 lead. The third set was a slugfest, with 17 kills for Nebraska and 16 for Purdue. Purdue won the final two points on Nebraska’s hitting error and a kill by Hudson to win 25-23.
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October 12, 2024 10:03 UTC
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Bangladesh: Durga Puja Pandals On Target, Dhaka Reports 35 Cases Of Celebration Disruption; 17 Detained
About a dozen cases have been registered and seventeen persons have been detained after the country witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police said. Earlier, it was discovered that a hand-crafted golden mukut (crown), gifted by PM Modi during his visit to Bangladesh, was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's southwestern Satkhira district. We will take strict action if anyone attempts to create chaos or engage in malicious activities during Durga Puja,” he added. Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday is expected to visit the centuries-old Dhakeswari national temple. Dhakeswari National Temple is one of the prominent shaktee peeths, in the heart of the national capital.
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October 12, 2024 05:41 UTC
In Bangladesh's Durga Puja, Petrol Bomb Hurled At Idol, Islamic Songs Sung At Pandal
Unidentified miscreants threw a petrol bomb at a Durga Puja pandal in Dhaka on Friday, according to viral videos spreading on social media platforms. Islam visited the Banani Puja Mandap in Dhaka on Friday after which he told reporters that Durga Puja was being celebrated at over 32,000 mandaps nationwide. Jihadis are singing Islami jihadi songs in Durga puja pandel in Chittagong Bangladesh. “Jihadis are singing Islami jihadi songs in Durga puja pandel in Chittagong Bangladesh. What if Hindus sing hare ram hare krishna during Namaz inside mosques?” Nasreen wrote on X.
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October 12, 2024 05:24 UTC
Smith hat trick powers Attack past the IceDogs in Ontario Hockey League action
Log in here »NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Konnor Smith scored a hat trick as the Owen Sound Attack downed the Niagara Icedogs 6-4 in Ontario Hockey League play on Friday night. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed. Starting at $14.99 plus taxes every four weeks you can access your Brandon Sun online and full access to all content as it appears on our website. Your pledge helps to ensure we provide the news that matters most to your community!
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October 12, 2024 05:08 UTC
Nicaragua breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel
REUTERS/David Dee DelgadoMinister of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua Valdrack Ludwing Jaentschke Whitaker addresses the "Summit of the Future” in the General Assembly hall at United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, Sept 23, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee DelgadoNicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government "fascist" and "genocidal." Nicaragua's government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel's attacks on Palestinian territories. The nation's congress had, earlier in the day, passed a resolution requesting Nicaragua take action to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Gaza war. Nicaragua has become increasingly isolated in recent years after Ortega cracked down on anti-government protests in 2018, which rights groups say left around 300 dead.
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October 12, 2024 03:45 UTC
Policeman, two others die in shooting in Russia's Ingushetia region
A car assigned to the deputy head of Ingushetia's Centre for Countering Extremism had come under fire on Friday, TASS saysPoliceman, two others die in shooting in Russia's Ingushetia regionGunmen opened fire on a car carrying a local security official in Russia's Ingushetia region in the North Caucasus, killing three people, including a police officer, TASS news agency reported early on Saturday, quoting investigators. TASS quoted a local branch of Russia's Investigative Committee as saying a car assigned to the deputy head of Ingushetia's Centre for Countering Extremism had come under fire on Friday evening. The local branch said a criminal investigation had been opened into the incident and those behind the attack were being sought. The TASS report said the gunmen had fled the scene and headed off towards the neighbouring region of North Ossetia. Ingushetia is adjacent to Chechnya in the heart of the often volatile North Caucasus region.
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October 12, 2024 03:05 UTC
Several untoward incidents related to Durga Puja in Bangladesh since October 1, 17 arrested
Seventeen persons have been arrested and about a dozen cases registered after Bangladesh witnessed about 35 untoward incidents related to the ongoing Durga Puja celebrations across the country this month, police said here. The five-day Hindu religious festival began with an invocation of Goddess Durga, an occasion called Maha Shasthi on Wednesday. Mr. Islam visited the Banani Puja Mandap in Dhaka on Friday (October 11) after which he told reporters that Durga Puja was being celebrated at over 32,000 mandaps nationwide. We demand the matter be investigated properly and the persons involved be brought to justice,” leader of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council Krishna Mukherjee said. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sazeeb Bhuiyan exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community at the Durga Puja puja mandaps at Gallamari Harichand Tagore Temple and Bagmara Govinda Temple in Khulna on Friday.
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October 12, 2024 02:40 UTC
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the "taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure." Efforts to eradicate nuclear weapons have been honored in the past by the Nobel committee. This Nobel Peace Prize sends a powerful message. Unlike the other Nobel prizes that are selected and announced in Stockholm, founder Alfred Nobel decreed the peace prize be decided and awarded in Oslo by the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee.
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October 11, 2024 23:43 UTC
Aurora borealis seen across the valley Thursday night
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October 11, 2024 20:55 UTC
Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 UN peacekeepers in separate strikes
The Lebanese army says that an Israeli airstrike killed two of its soldiers and wounded three others, an incident that further entangled Lebanon's official army in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon
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October 11, 2024 20:52 UTC
Queen: ‘A Day at the Races’ - The Cornell Daily Sun
So where does my passion for Queen go here at Cornell? Today’s subject is Queen’s fifth album, A Day at the Races (1976) — it only feels right to honor the band that got me through the most trying of my teenage years. I guess Queen grew up to emulate their idols, who were crossing Abbey Road in 1969, right around the time the young Queen members began to rehearse. With the simple ease of May’s lead vocals, we get a glimpse of how the band might have looked without the added dynamism of a roaring Freddie Mercury. The bassist, although self-effacing, loved Queen with a fervor that distanced him from the band after Mercury’s death.
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October 11, 2024 20:48 UTC