The High Court has adjourned the hearing of prominent lawyer, constitutional expert Dr. Kamal Hossain's writ petition for a week.

A High Court bench of Justice Syed Rifat Ahmed and Justice Mohammad Mahbub-ul-Islam granted the order on behalf of Kamal Hossain on Sunday (June 5).

Junior lawyer Barrister Tanim Hossain Shaon appeared for the writ petition. "We asked for a one-day court hearing," the lawyer said. The court has given one week time.

Earlier, a writ petition was filed in the High Court by Kamal Hossain over a dispute over the amount of income tax applicable to him for one year. The writ petition challenging the order of the tax appeals tribunal was on the agenda for hearing today.

Writ has said, for the tax year 2018-19, Kamal Hossain in his income tax return file shows annual income of 1 crore 4 lakh 3 thousand 495 Taka. On the other hand, it is mentioned in the return file that the applicable tax has been deducted at the source as 76 lakh 41 thousand 548 Taka.

Meanwhile, on December 30, 2019, the Deputy Tax Commissioner in an order fixed Kamal's annual income at 20 crore 11 lakh 4 thousand 219 Taka. Due to non-submission on time, with a late charge of 87 lakh 35 thousand 634 Taka,
a total of 6 crore 9 lakh 85 thousand 351 Taka income tax was demanded from Kamal Hossain.

Against the decision of the Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Kamal Hossain appealed to the Tax Appeal Tribunal. However, the tribunal dismissed the appeal.

Later, a writ petition was filed in the High Court on behalf of Dr. Kamal Hossain. The High Court on Sunday (June 5) adjourned the hearing of the writ petition for a week.

APBN-1 Rangamati authorities arrested 39 gamblers while they were gambling by raiding the long-standing gambling hall under Alif Market in Banrupa, the main commercial area of Rangamati town.

This operation was conducted under the leadership of Md. Tariqul Islam, Deputy Commander (Superintendent of Police) of Rangamati APBN-1 on Tuesday at 11 pm. During this time, a large amount of gambling materials including Tk. 48 thousand 960 in cash was seized. Assistant Superintendent of Police Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Police Inspector Md. Abdul Baten Khan, Md. Rakib-ul Hossain, SI Shri Tapan Nath, Md. Sakhawat Imtiaz and other forces participated in the operation.

Assistant Superintendent of Police of APBN Abul Kalam Azad said, through secret information, we came to know that gambling sessions with drug consumption are being conducted regularly in Alif Market of Banrupa. After getting the information during the investigation, we conducted raids on the said gambling house under the leadership of Md. Tariqul Islam, Deputy Commander (Superintendent of Police) of Rangamati APBN-1.

We were able to arrest 39 people while gambling there. Meanwhile, gambling equipment along with cash was seized from the spot. The arrested have been handed over to Rangamati Kotwali Police Station and legal action is pending against them.

Meanwhile, this gambling event has been conducted on the ground floor of Alif Market in Banrupa Bazar, one of the main commercial areas of Rangamati for a long time and gambling events were held every day with the participation of local shopkeepers, from various government and private officials-employees to politicians, auto rickshaw association leaders, labor leaders. Arrested gamblers said that an average of Tk. 10 lakh has been transacted in this gambling hall every day. It is said that a young gambler named Amin, a resident of Uttara in the capital Dhaka, rented the said clubhouse and conducted this gambling event.

After a long time in Rangamati town, Armed Police Battalion APBN-1 conducted this kind of operation, hundreds of enthusiastic crowd also applauded the APBN Police.

Application for amendment of National Identity Card (NID) can be made till the announcement of the schedule for the upcoming 12th National Assembly elections.

According to EC sources, such a decision was taken in the 24th meeting of the Commission.

Regarding the amendment, Director General of National Identity Registration Division AKM Humayun Kabir told Barta24 that NID has nothing to do with the new voter list. Therefore, before the 12th parliamentary elections, a new voter cannot be included. However, citizens can apply for NID correction till the schedule is announced.

Earlier, ahead of the 12th National Assembly elections, the commission had given an opportunity to eligible citizens to apply to become voters till September 14. At this time there was also an opportunity to apply for change of constituency. Now no one can become a new voter before the parliamentary elections. But NID will be available throughout the year. According to EC sources, around 30,000 citizens have applied to change their address.

Meanwhile, according to the latest information provided by the EC, the number of voters in the country is 11 crore 91 lakh 51 thousand 440 people. Among them there are 6 crore 4 lakh 45 thousand 724 men, 5 crore 87 lakh 4 thousand 879 women and 837 Hijra voters. 

Ghorashal-Palash Urea Fertilizer factory, South Asia's largest urea fertilizer producer, is now awaiting inauguration after completion of construction work. Authorities are looking at the possibility of coming into production soon. The final stage of examination is going on through a high-level delegation.

Considering the abnormal increase in gas consumption, downtime and maintenance frequency per tonne of urea production in the two fertilizers plants and as the plants are very old, on 24 August 2014 Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed the Ministry of Industries to construct a new, modern technology and energy efficient fertilizer plant at the site.  

As a result of this, South Asia's largest fertilizer plant has been constructed at Palash in Narsingdi to meet the demand of urea fertilizer in the country. From which the daily production will be about 2800 metric tons of urea fertilizer. It will be a state-of-the-art, energy efficient and environment friendly factory. This factory at a cost of Tk. 10,460 crore was approved by ECNEC on October 9, 2018. The factory was scheduled to be completed in 2022 and the construction cost has been increased by Tk. 15,000 crore and the duration has also been extended by one year.

As a result, the factory is scheduled to be inaugurated in December this year. The only eco-friendly factory in the country is expected to increase the production of urea fertilizer by ten percent by using the polluting carbon dioxide gas. China National Chemical Engineering Construction Corporation (CNCEC), which is number one in the world market in the petrochemical industry in 2020, is constructing the factory. The vice president of the company, Hu Qiangong, recently visited the construction site of the factory.

During the visit, he said, the success of the construction of this project by China Seventh Chemical Engineering Company (CC Seven) not only marks a new phase in Bangladesh's chemical industry system. It will become a fully modernized, entire industrial chain, eco-friendly, largest refinery plant project in South Asia. I believe that this project will greatly help in the development of agriculture by meeting the demand of domestic fertilizers. It will contribute greatly to the development of the industrial system of Bangladesh. It is a fruitful result of Chinese President Xi Jinping's "Belt and Road" initiative which will play a role in the development of Bangladesh and the people of this country. He said that if Bangladesh is interested, this company named CC Seven of China wants to do more work.

Rajiur Rahman Mallick, project director of Ghorashal-Palash Urea Factory, said that the country's only environmental friendly factory is already waiting for the inauguration after all the works are completed.

Expressing his satisfaction with the work of CC Seven, the company that built the factory, he also said that the company has done very good quality work. They will be considered as a modern quality establishment by using good quality materials.

The authorities believe that if the project is implemented, it will be possible to meet the growing demand of urea fertilizer, ensure the food security of the country by ensuring the supply of urea fertilizer to the farmers at affordable prices, save hard-earned foreign currency by reducing the import of urea fertilizer and create new jobs in the country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left for the country on Tuesday night (October 3) after a 16-day official visit. She will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 12 noon on Wednesday (October 4).

A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister took off from Heathrow Airport in London on Tuesday night. Bangladesh High Commissioner to UK Saida Muna Tasnim bade farewell to the Prime Minister at the airport.

On September 30, the Prime Minister arrived in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, on a British Airways flight from the US capital, Washington DC.

Earlier during her stay in New York and Washington DC from September 17 to 29, the Prime Minister attended the 78th UN General Assembly session and other high-level bilateral and multilateral events and attended the reception given by the Bangladeshi expatriates. She visited the Bangladesh Embassy in the USA and Washington DC.

After a 16-day official visit to the United States and the United Kingdom, she will set foot on the country's soil on Wednesday noon.