Bangladesh

Zarif Mahmud: How safe are the food products that the people of the country eat every day? Research report says – not safe at all. From the main food products rice to pulses, oil, flour-flour, turmeric-pepper, curd-sweets, baby food and bakery products are mixed with various toxic chemicals that are…

Mahfuz Emran: The government wants to catch the willful defaulters. This time the debtors will be caught. This is being said from the policy-making level of the government. Various steps have been taken from the central bank for this. A framework has also been created to catch willful defaulters. Its…

Farhad Chowdhury: Bangladesh Bank recently announced the decision to merge five weak banks with five big banks. Private sector Exim Bank acquired the weakest private bank Padma Bank first, followed by the announcement of merger of City Bank with BASIC. Then came the announcement of Sonali Bank’s acquisition of BDBL,…

Staff Correspondent: Those applying for work visa for Italy no longer need to submit their original passports when applying.The VFS Global, an outsourcing and technology services company for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide, made the announcement on its official Facebook page.Thousands of workers interested in migrating to Italy are experiencing…

Staff Correspondent: Global Development Bank (GDB) has in principle agreed to arrange finance for setting up a medical university with 500-beded hospital in Dhaka. The international standard medical varsity would be named on the mother of prime minister-Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Medical University and Hospital at a cost of Tk 1,200…

Hit of storm Remal, kills 17 Industry Desk: Remal has stopped with a long-term whirlwind on the coast. But even after the storm left, the scars were left behind. Distraught people who have lost their homes and livelihoods. Can’t figure out how to stand up again. Remal caused more damage…

Staff Correspondent: The personal tax rate may be increased by five percent in the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25. Currently, the tax rate at the individual level may increase from 25 percent to 30 percent. Apart from this, the demand to increase the tax-free income limit considering the inflation is not…

Mahfuz Emran: The government listens to the IMF with a loan of less than $5 billion, while the diaspora, which has provided hundreds of billions of dollars in the last five fiscal years, has no value.The government is taking a loan of $4.70 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday witnessed the draft copy of the documentary ‘Mujib in Calcutta’ made depicting the Kolkata life of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.She reviewed the draft documentary at her official residence Ganabhaban in the morning.Kolkata city had a great role in…

Cyclone Remal Staff Correspondent: Over 8 lakh people have so far been evacuated to shelters as cyclone Remal is approaching Bangladesh coast, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibur Rahman.He urged the people of 16 coastal districts to go to cyclone centres immediately for their safety.He made…