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Govt paying debt by borrowing fund
Mahfuz Emran: Revenue collection is not increasing despite the increase in expenditure. To meet the deficit, the government has to take loans from domestic and foreign sources. The debt status of the government from domestic and foreign sources is also increasing. At the end of the financial year 2021-22, the…
Read More »9 m SME entrepreneurs provide 24.5 m jobs
DCCI president calls for increased support to enhance technical capacity in SMEs Special Correspondent: There are about nine million entrepreneurs in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector in the country. They have created employment opportunities for 24.5 million people in various business sectors, including agriculture and product manufacturing. The…
Read More »Speakers for nature-based solutions and local adaptation
Building resilience in Sundarbans Staff Correspondent: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organised a national workshop, focusing on the integration of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) in the world’s largest mangrove forest Sundarbans, in Dhaka on Saturday.The primary objective of the workshop was to engage and consult…
Read More »Clothing industry in trap of politics
Mahfuz Emran: BNP-Jamaat and like-minded parties carried out strict programs like hartal-blockade for 14 days in 8 phases from October 29 to November 22. Although there was no strong picketing on the streets by the anti-government political parties, long-distance traffic was completely stopped due to a large number of vehicles…
Read More »Defaulted loan stood at Tk 1.55 lakh cr
Staff Correspondent: Despite providing various facilities, the amount of defaulted loans in the banking sector is not decreasing. At the end of September this year, the total amount of disbursed loans of the banking sector of the country is Tk 15 lakh 65 thousand 195 crores. Out of this, Tk…
Read More »US to use all its tools on BD
Industry Desk: The United States will continue to use all means (tools) to achieve its objectives on the Bangladesh issue and will raise its concerns with the Bangladesh government at all levels. Acting Assistant Secretary of State Philip G. Leidl of the Bureau of Legislative Affairs of the US Department…
Read More »Export import with US decreased significantly
Staff Correspondent: Multifaceted foreign trade of the United States with Bangladesh has started to decline. Meanwhile, imports from the United States and exports from Bangladesh have decreased. The collection of remittances from the United States has also declined to the fourth position from the top. The trend of foreign donations…
Read More »Fuel oil business going to private sector
Gazette issued yesterday Mahfuja Mukul: The government brought major changes in the policies related to crude oil import, refining, marketing and storage. In the existing policy, the state had sole control in these cases. From now on, the private sector has also been given the opportunity to import, refine and…
Read More »Don’t release new projects and funds before polls: EC
Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has directed not to take up any new projects, release funds and give grants before the 12th National Assembly elections. This instruction will remain in force until publication of the election results in the gazette.On Tuesday (November 21), the Secretary of the Ministry of…
Read More »Awami League faces big election challenges
Farhad Chowdhury: The ruling Awami League of Bangladesh has started party preparations for the twelfth parliamentary elections, but political analysts believe that the party will have to face many challenges ahead of the elections. Although the party leaders commented that the election field has been prepared by facing all the…
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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 …
