Day: April 20, 2016

    Shafik Rehman became a household name after he launched the weekly Jai Jai Din in the mid-1980s. Although, he does not hold any formal position in BNP, Mr. Rehman is considered as one of the main advisers of Khaleda Zia. He was known as apolitical in his early life, Rehman became sympathizer of BNP since 1996. Born on November 11, 1934, in Bogra, Mr. Rehman tried his hand at writing from a very early age. While studying in Class 10 of Saint Gregorys, he used to publish a monthly hand written magazine named Shachitra 10. This was around 1949. Widely credited for introducing ‘Love Day’ or Valentine’s Day in Bangladesh, Mr. Rehman went from his early years of publishing hand written magazines to earn a MA in Economics from Dhaka University in 1956. He then went to England for...

Rafiul Islam: A tax defaulter has apparently surrendered his luxury car, being unable to pay for its tax that piled up over the years, for what he said out of respect for the law. The incident came to light when customs officials of Sylhet found a Lexus 2007 model luxury vehicle, worth about Tk 1.5 crore, waiting outside their office door around 2:00am early today. The vehicle, that was said to have been brought from UK in 2011 under carnet facility with an undertaking to send back by a year, had a letter inside it which appeared to be from its owner. Moinul Khan, director general of Bangladesh’s Customs Intelligence, told The Daily Star: “The letter said the car has been handed over to customs intelligence to comply with the law.” “Carnet de passage is a permission given to any foreigners...