Finance Minister AMA Muhith today said Grameen Bank’s tax benefits through various institutions should be investigated properly.

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Finance Minister AMA Muhith today said Grameen Bank’s tax benefits through various institutions should be investigated properly.
He made the comment while talking to the media at his office when reporters pulled reference to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s speech at the parliament last night.
“Grameen Bank took a lot of tax benefits through its associate organisations. These tax benefits should be thoroughly investigated,” he said.

BNP should show positive attitude

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Awami League Presidium Member Mohammad Nasim today said BNP should show positive attitude towards the search committee for reconstitution of the next Election Commission.
“The members of the search committee are respected personalities of the society. BNP has to show positive approach to the neutrally made search committee,” Nasim said.
Nasim, also the Health and Family Welfare minister, was talking to reporters while paying a visit to the ENT Hospital in Tejgaon area of Dhaka this noon.
"The president has formed the search committee in accordance with the power bestowed upon him by the Constitution. The committee will only suggest names for formation of the Election Commission," he said.
Political parties should wait until formation of the EC instead of making comments, the minister added.
Terming the committee as Awami League-backed, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the committee members were appointed by the present government.
“Awami League wants to hold January 5 like election again through this search committee,” Fakhrul said.

Russia's Putin congratulates Trump on election win

US President-elect Donald Trump is shown at his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, US, November 9, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Reuters, Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated businessman Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election in a telegram on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.

"Putin expressed hope for joint work to restore Russian-American relations from their state of crisis, and also to address pressing international issues and search for effective responses to challenges concerning global security," the Kremlin said in a statement.
Putin also said he was sure a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington would serve the interests of both countries, the Kremlin said.