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The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterday proposed increasing the tax on high-income individuals to 30 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 as the move would likely reduce income inequality in Bangladesh.
To promote body positivity and encourage acceptance of all body types, competition “Miss and Mrs Plus Bangladesh 2021” was introduced, where participants came forward to break the conventional mindset. Tasnia Tabassum Parisa was announced the winner of ‘Miss and Mrs Plus Bangladesh-2021′, organised for the first time in the country.
Debapriya wants more allocation for social safety in next national budget
Tobacco tax measures to make tobacco prices more affordable for poor Staff Correspondent | Published: 22:11, Jun 03,2021 Different anti-tobacco organisations on Thursday claimed that the measures proposed in the national budget for 2021-22, if implemented, would make tobacco products more affordable and increase tobacco-related deaths and other losses in Bangladesh. In a joint statement issued immediately after the finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed his budget proposals before the parliament, Progga and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance said the budgetary measures would...