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July 3, 2023

NBR to get tough with landlords defying house rent rule  

As its rule for the landlords to take their house rents through the banking channel evokes a low response, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to get tough to enforce the rule. “We’re waiting for the deadline for the income tax return submission to be over. After that, we’ll launch our drive in this regard,” an NBR official told UNB seeking anonymity. nbr 222The last date for submitting the income tax return has been reset at November 2, 2014 from September 30, 2014 as the NBR received numerous requests from business bodies across...

From development information to a data revolution

True development geeks will know that Oct. 24 is World Development Information Day.

Since 1972 the United Nations has been urging us all to raise awareness of development challenges. Four decades on and after a call for a “data revolution” in development by the U.N. High-Level Panel on Post-2015 and the creation of an Independent Expert Advisory Group to lead this revolution, the issue of development information is squarely back on the agenda. But over these years, a very important transformation has taken place. In 1972, the U.N. General Assembly felt “improving the dissemination of information and the mobilization of public opinion, particularly among young people, would lead to greater awareness of the problems of development.” [caption id="...

Solar energy revolution in Bangladesh    

We put a lot of cyber ink into the German, Australian, US, Chinese, Indian, Chilean, and Japanese solar energy revolutions. However, I think the Bangladeshi solar revolution is one we don’t write about enough. One of the biggest reasons for that is probably that it doesn’t compare to the others on a total capacity basis. However, that doesn’t mean the market isn’t huge. In July, we did write about a $78.4 million World Bank loan offered to the Bangladeshi government to finance 480,000 solar home systems. Assuming 5.6 people per household (that’s apparently the average), that’s solar power for 2.688 million people. However, this isn’t the beginning of Bagladesh’s solar revolution at all.

IBA Human Rights Award for Adilur Rahman Khan  

International Bar Association has awarded Adilur Rahman Khan with IBA Human Rights Award 2014, reports the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). AHRC in a press release congratulates its partner, Adilur Rahman Khan, for one more Award for his struggles against state-sponsored persecutions in Bangladesh. The awards that Adilur has been receiving one after another in recent months re-establishes the fact that the international community is closely observing Bangladesh’s human rights situation. adilur rahmanAdilur Rahman Khan, advocate...