Bangladesh
Bangladesh
MetLife doesn’t register BD share market in 70 years
Takes back thousand crores of taka as profit to US – Doing business in BD since 1952– No capital brings to do business– Applied for remittaing Tk 1048 cr Staff Correspondent: Foreign life insurer-MetLife has offload shares nor domesticated operations in Bangladesh during last 70 years. Rather the company has…
Read More »Coast Guard to be
modernised: PMStaff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government is going to induct state-of-the-art ships, hovercraft and speedboats to the Bangladesh Coast Guard to make it stronger.“To make the Bangladesh Coast Guard stronger and more modern, state-of-the-art ships, hovercraft and speedboats are going to be inducted,” she said.The Prime…
Read More »Now potato disaster!
Zarif Mahmud: Gaibandha farmers are in dire straits as they are not getting fair price by cultivating potatoes. Far from raising the cost of production, the farmers have to count the loss of Tk 8,000 to Tk 10,000 per bigha. One liter of soybean oil has to be bought by…
Read More »Henry: From a teacher to owner of Tk 102.18 cr
Special Correspondent: Jannat Ara Talukder Henry, who was a general school teacher an era ago, is now owner of the mountain of assets worth around Tk 102.18 crore that creates wonder to all.Being a MohilaAwami League leader, her wealth has increased 2108.84 times in less than 12 years.Though, there is…
Read More »Where bureaucrat
is a land grabber!Victims urged ACC to investigate Special Correspondent: Allegation of unprecedented swindling with the dwellers of Pachar Dwip (Island) in Cox’s Bazar has been intensified against a government bureaucrat named Kabir Bin Anwar, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources.He is also son of veteran Awami League leader and cultural…
Read More »Scope demands investment of
black money in capital marketPre-budget discussion with burses Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) demand the opportunities to invest black money in the capital market as usual.The demand made during a pre-budget discussion for the fiscal year 2022-2023 at the Board of Revenue conference room in the capital’s Segunbagichayesterday.The…
Read More »Full list of proposed names
for Election CommissionStaff Correspondent: The search committee has been at the center of discussions across the country for some time now. The search committee called for the names of those who are qualified to form a new election commission from various political parties, organizations and other interested people. In response to that…
Read More »Delta Plan 2100 aims for higher economic growth
Mahfuja Mukul: The government is moving towards the implementation of Delta Plan-2100 with the aim of achieving high economic growth in the country. To this end, a total of 60 projects are underway in the country at a cost of Tk 2 lakh 96 thousand 600 crore. The government is…
Read More »Rainwater is sustainable
resource for businessesStaff Correspondent: The adoption of rainwater harvesting systems in the country’ ready-made garment factories and textile industries is creating much needed positive impacts on the environment, speakers said at a roundtable in Dhaka.The high volume of water used in industry is an environmental concern because of their dependency on groundwater…
Read More »Millions cross river by boat for work in capital
Staff Correspondent:About 1.5 million of people cross the river Buriganga and Shitalakshya by boat and trawler every day for work from Jingira to Sadarghat side of Buriganga and Narayanganj. Similarly, they back home in the evening on the same way.Four bridges have built on the rivers but the distance in…
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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 …
