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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment to Covid patients with mild complications as hospitals are under an unprecedented crisis with huge patients, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.“Already…
Read More »CAMELS Rating
of different banks
for the year 2022
in BangladeshIndustry Report: The Capital, Asset, Management, Earning, Liquidity and Sensitivity to the market risk (CAMELS) Rating of different commercial banks of Bangladesh, based on the performance as on June 2021, are as follows. Serial made on…
Read More »Bangladesh becomes 4th largest
remittance source for IndiaOver 1.0 m Indians working illegally in BD Special Correspondent: Bangladesh becomes 4th largest remittance source for India, remitting over $10.00 billion since 2017. Whereas, Bangladesh has fetched total of $18.53 billion remittance in last year…
Read More »8295 Uttara Rajuk plots remain dark for 24-yrs
Now shows ray of hope for Metrorail Zarif Mahmud: Uttara Residential City III Phase project started in 1999. Current work progress is 83 percent as per Rajdhani Unnyan Kartipakkha (RAJUK). Total plots under the project are…
Read More »CAMELS Rating of different banks for the year 2023
Industry Report: The Capital, Asset, Management, Earning, Liquidity and Sensitivity to the market Risk (CAMELS) Rating of different commercial banks of Bangladesh, based on the performance of 2022, are as follows. Serial makes on the basis…
Read More »Rising sea-level to deprive 20m people of homes by 2050 in BD
Industry Desk: Around 17% of Bangladesh will be submerged by rising sea-levels by 2050, depriving 20 million people of their homes.UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet came up with the information at the 48th…
Read More »Timely free textbooks distribution uncertain
Mahfuja Mukul: School kids may not get new text books as per the schedule of first day of new academic year due to delay tenders for printing the books by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board…
Read More »Relations with China as usual: FM Momen
Staff Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said there is no “deficit” in terms of relations with China over the vaccine issue, saying the relationship remains as usual without any change.“Diplomatically, we agreed that…
Read More »WASA proposes to hike water prices by 20pc
Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has proposed to increase the price of water by at least “20 percent”, said Dhaka WASA Managing Director (MD) Taksim A Khan. “WASA has no objection if…
Read More »8 Bangladeshi named in Pandora Papers
Special Correspondent: A document of the Pandora Papers was released on Monday night (Bangladesh time) where eight Bangladeshis were named.All eight of them own companies registered in the British Virgin Islands.Pandora Papers is created by the…
Read More »‘Bangavax’ approved for human trial
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) approved in principle for human trial of ‘Bangavax’ corona vaccine developed by Globe Biotech Limited.“We received ethical permission. Now we will submit the protocol to DGDA (Directorate General…
Read More »Group show Dui under way at Dwip, Studio 6/6
A group art exhibition featuring artworks by young artists under the rubric Dui is under way at Dwip Gallery and Studio 6/6 in the capital. Dui is the second chapter of a series exhibition, Ek, curated…
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