The National Board of Revenue seeks to impose 25 percent import duty on cars for lawmakers, reversing a practice of tax exemptions that amounted to Tk 5,147 crore over the last 15 years.

The ruling Awami League has listed more than twenty of its lawmakers who will have to face disciplinary action for backing rebel candidates in Wednesday's municipality elections, say party insiders.

The cabinet endorsed amendment to a law, which will almost double the renumeration of president, prime minister, speaker, lawmakers and judges of the Supreme Court.

More than 20,000 Indians including prominent business leaders sign an online petition urging lawmakers to end weeks of rowdy protests that have paralysed parliament in the world's largest democracy.