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Mendipathar to be Meghalaya’s railway gateway to Kolkata via Bangladesh
Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi: Mendipathar, the sole railway station in Meghalaya, is poised to establish a crucial link with West Bengal following the Indian Railways’ recent approval of the Final Location Survey (FLS) for 14 new railway routes.This development is part of a broader initiative aimed at enhancing international connectivity, particularly…
Read More »Bank accounts of housewives swelling
Mahfuz Emran: The court ordered the freezing of the bank accounts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his related interests due to allegations of illegal wealth acquisition and corruption. Although the investigation of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says that Benazir and his family left the country…
Read More »Info of 50 m citizens leaked on dark web!
Circulates tender to for sale Special Correspondent: Data of 50 million citizens stored in the government’s ‘Sukrasha’ vaccination management system for Covid-19 is feared to be leaked on the dark web. Recently, a site was also advertised for the sale of these data. These leaked information includes citizen’s name, father’s…
Read More »Foreign investors need competitive policy support
Mahfuja Mukul: The accumulated debt of the government from internal sources has exceeded Tk 8.5 lakh crore. In one year, the amount of loan taken by the government from this source has increased by more than Tk 1.8 thousand crore. In March 2023, the accumulated debt of the government from…
Read More »Doubts about achieving export targets in FY25
Mahfuja Mukul: Against the export target of $600 billion, the income in the first 11 months of the current financial year was $515.43crore, which is 8.47 percent less than the target.To achieve the target for the financial year 2023-24, the income from export of goods in June, the last month…
Read More »Teesta deal notpossible without West Bengal
Says Mamata Industry Desk: Chief minister of the West Bengal state in India, Mamata Banerjee, has said while they have love for Bangladesh, it will not be possible to allow the implementation of the Teesta deal. As a primary reason for this stand, she said that previously this meeting would…
Read More »Govt in pressure of $1b foreign debt repayment
First 3-months of this year Zarif Mahmud: The amount of foreign debt of Bangladesh has decreased. In the first three months of this year (January-March), the foreign debt status of Bangladesh has decreased to $99.30 billion. At the end of December last year (year 2023), the foreign debt position was…
Read More »Top 20 defaulters hold Tk 35,000cr
Staff Correspondent: The top 20 defaulting institutions owe about Tk 35,000 crore to various banks. In this list, there are names of various groups including Saad Musa Group, Anontex Group, Crescent Group, Maisha Group, Ratanpur Group discussed in the loan fraud of the bank sector. A significant portion of the…
Read More »Govt’s deposits in bank decreasing
Mahfuz Emran: Due to the impact of economic recession, the government’s deposit status in banks has significantly decreased. From September of last year to March of this year, government deposits in banks have decreased by Tk 5,548.27 crores in these six months. At the same time, the government’s share of…
Read More »No immediate solution over Teesta water deal
Mamata expressed her displeasure Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the swearing-in ceremony on June 9 as Narendra Modi was elected as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. She then left for Delhi on a two-day visit on Friday (June 21) for the second time…
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