Telecom sector welcomes 2.5 % GST Cut

By  · Sunday, Jun 6, 2010 0 Comments

Stakeholders hailed the slashing of 2.5 percent general sales tax (GST) on telephony services for the next financial year 2010-11, saying the customers, service-providing companies and the government will benefit as a result. The GST has been levelled to 17 percent across-the-board for all products and services, which is likely to affect other sectors...

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Bangladesh Lifts Ban on Facebook

By  · Sunday, Jun 6, 2010 0 Comments

The Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission ordered access to Facebook restored around midnight Saturday, and the site was available Sunday, said the commission's chairman, Zia Ahmed. Facebook had removed the objectionable page, he said. The page could not be accessed in Bangladesh on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters marched through...

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