Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: As the prices of almost all essentials have gone up, foods served at roadside eateries are no longer cheap, which makes it challenging for daily wage earners and low-income people to have a proper meal.Mohammad Hanif, 45, has worked as a day labourer in Dhaka for about 13…

Mahfuja Mukul: Bangladesh is one of the most natural disasters in the world. Natural calamities such as cyclones, floods, droughts etc. cause huge damage to our lives, resources and environment every year. Our geographical location is one of the reasons for these disasters. Earthquake has written a new name in…

IMF condition may be ignored Zarif Mahmud: The new formula that the government is supposed to implement to adjust the price of fuel oil with the world market is not happening. If the adjustment is to be made, the price of fuel oil in the country will increase a lot…

Staff Correspondent: Nine out of 10 people in the world hold fundamental biases against women that span across regions, income levels, and cultures, according to the recently released UN Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) by the UN Development Programme.The sobering statistics in the index provide critical insights into the state…

Funding remains ongoing Mahfuz Emran: The government’s highest priority 8 mega project has not been affected by the ongoing crisis. While many projects were cut, these were exceptions. Allocation of these projects was always according to demand. But compared to that, the desired progress has not been made. Till now…

Staff Correspondent: Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex organization of businessmen, has requested not to increase the interest rate on bank loans.FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam made this request in a meeting with Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rauf Talukder on Monday (September 18).However, Bangladesh Bank said…

Farhad Chowdhury: Unplanned development and sprawling structures like frog umbrellas are swallowing up St. Martin, the country’s only coral-rich island. Conscious people are expressing concern that the surroundings and biodiversity are being greatly damaged due to the unrestrained tourist traffic, their ignorance, construction of unplanned structures and environmental pollution in…

Zafir Mahmud: The Capital Development Authority’s (RAJUK) Detailed Area Plan (DAP) was gazetted in August last year with the aim of reducing the problems of the capital Dhaka and building a planned city. It is mentioned that as much as the width of the road, the amount of usable space…

Mahfuja Mukul: Most of the country’s gas supply comes from local extraction. Although most of the money spent on this is going to LNG sector. Since the beginning of LNG import in the country in 2018, in the last four financial years, the total expenditure of the energy department on…

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who is now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, was shifted to the cabin again from the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) yesterday morning.“Khaleda Zia was taken back to the cabin from CCU around 11 am,” AZM Zahid Hossain, medical board member of…