Sheikh Bashir Uddin, former managing director of Akij Group, has begun a new journey in the name of Akij Bashir Group targeting to deliver products of impeccable quality, upholding the high standards associated with the legacy of the Akij name.
When I was growing up in Dhaka in the '60s, my downstairs neighbour was one Mr Patrick Whitbread and his wife. Mr Whitbread used to work in Adamjee Jute Mills and like clockwork, every morning at 6:30, he would wheel out his blue Vespa VBB to the lawn and kick it to life. Blue smoke filled the air as he sat astride his scooter in his impeccable suit ready to leave for
Top taxpayers honoured
Md Kaus Mia, second from right, who has been the highest taxpayer for a decade, receives a token of appreciation from State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain and NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem at a function at NBR office in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: Star Star Business Report Star Business Report
It was a day of recognition for tax compliance and the joy of being honoured. This recognition came from the National Board of Revenue (NBR).
In a bid to encourage compliance and bring more people under the tax net in a country where avoidance and evasion are rampant, the NBR yesterday honoured the highest taxpayers with tax cards and crests for abiding the rules.