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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 90 percent…
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 the basis…
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 8,295. Of…
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 session of…
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 and targets…
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 (NCTB). But…
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 of performance…
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 the government…
Read More »Cyclone ‘Mocha’ may hit Bangladesh’s coast at 180 mph
Staff Correspondent: A cyclone is likely to generate in the Bay of Bengal between 9 and 11 May. It is named ‘Mocha’. The cyclone is expected to hit the coast of Bangladesh between May 11 and 15 with…
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 Bangladesh wants…
Read More »Banking sector faces acute liquidity crisis
Faces Tk 13,000 cr liquidity shortfall now Among the reasons behind the negative cash flow of the bank, non-recovery of outstanding loans and lower collection of deposits are significant Golam Mostafa Jibon: Country’s banking sector has been facing…
Read More »No agreement done as yet with Sinofarm
Chinese embassy official claimsBD govt trying to normalize the situation Special Correspondent: A top official of the Chinese embassy in Dhaka said that no agreement has yet been reached between Bangladesh authority and the Sinopharm regarding purchasing of…
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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 …
