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Subsidy likely to be reduced significantly in budget
Farhad Chowdhury: A large amount of subsidy is allocated in the national budget every year. Agriculture sector, power-fuel and social security sectors are mostly subsidized. The donor agency International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been raising objections over the past few years about the huge amount of subsidies. Therefore, in the…
Read More »More 2 m poor to be included in budget
Mahfuz Emran: The underprivileged, neglected and marginalized groups of a country are protected in various ways through the social safety net. Social safety nets play a key role in building the welfare state. For that purpose, the government is thinking of including 20 lakh 26 thousand poor people under the…
Read More »No water, despite spening hundreds of crore Taka
Teesta irrigation project Mohiuddin Farazi: Due to lack of water, more than 39 thousand hectares of land in the Teesta irrigation project area is out of irrigation. Although there is no guarantee of water in this project, the Teesta irrigation project is being renovated and expanded at a cost of…
Read More »Heatwave alert extended for 3 more days
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has extended the heat alert for three more days from Monday.Meteorologists MdBazlur Rahman said the prevailing extreme heatwave may linger in the country for the next 72-hour starting from Monday (April 22).Earlier on April 19, the Met Office issued first three-day heatwave alert.Meanwhile,…
Read More »Krishnachura colours Bangladesh
Industry Desk: Naysayers will disagree, though. I shall too, let my scepticism rest for some parts of Dhaka, especially at this time of year, pointing out to the exorbitant Krishnachura blooms that have adorned our city.Indeed, the Krishnachura trees dotted across Dhaka provide pleasant sights of beauty in the otherwise…
Read More »Padma now turned into a small canal
Due to impact of Farakka Mahfuz Emran: Several rivers, including the Padma, are dying, disappearing and adversely affecting the country’s climate. Now the name of a river written only in the pages of history is Padma. Is it a river? Can’t believe it. Padma does not have that stream why?…
Read More »Hajj of 28,000pilgrims are uncertain
Rabiul Haque: Hajj flights start one month before Hajj every year. Prior to that, the Ministry of Religion and the airlines completed the work related to visas and flight schedules of the pilgrims. However, the visa process has not yet started. The flight schedule has not been announced as the…
Read More »ERD in search of foreign aid
Staff Correspondent: Government takes up projects under Annual Development Program (ADP) every fiscal year. There is no shortage of efforts to implement foreign aided projects in addition to own financing. That is why foreign aided projects are given priority in accepting projects in ADP every financial year. In line with…
Read More »Very severe heat wave grips parts of country
Staff Correspondent: Very severe heat wave is sweeping over north, north-east and north-west districts of the country and severe heat wave is sweeping Dhaka and Khulna divisions and the district of Rajshahi, said a met office forecast.“Very severe heat wave is sweeping over Pabna, Jashore and Chuadanga districts as severe…
Read More »Crisis will increase in the economy
Farhad Chowdhury: One after another global shock is felt on the country’s economy and trade. The shock started in 2020 with the Corona pandemic. After that Russia-Ukraine war, Palestine-Israel war also damaged Bangladesh. The latest Iran-Israel war is eyeing the global economy as well as the country’s economy. Economists and…
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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 …
