Bangladesh

Vulnerable condition Zarif Mahmud: The country’s banking sector has become overwhelmed with defaulted loans. At the end of last June, defaulted loans stood at Tk 2 lakh 11 thousand 392 crores. Some banks are not able to keep the required provision of customer security against these defaulted loans. Among them,…

UNB: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set a six-month target to significantly broaden its tax base, aiming to reduce the disproportionate burden on the country’s existing taxpayers.“We have fixed a target of six months to widen the tax net, focusing on increasing the number of taxpayers. This will…

Staff Correspondent: The recent flooding that has submerged Feni and ten other districts in Bangladesh has led to calls for international intervention. On Friday, prominent figures and citizens gathered in Feni to demand justice and compensation from India at a rally titled ‘Strike for Water Justice’. The event, organized by…

Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has condemned border killings of Bangladeshis by India’s Border Security Force, describing it as callousness and insisting they must stop because killing is no solution. In an interview with India’s state-owned news agency the Press Trust of India, or PTI, at his official residence…

Special Correspondent: Annual gas system losses in Bangladesh amount to around $1 billion, according to the country’s leading experts.They explained that a significant quantity of gas is wasted in cities and other areas across the country each year due to faults in transmission lines. These losses are accounted for as…

Staff Staff Correspondent: hief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday paid tribute to the martyred members of the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the Great War of Independence by placing a wreath at the ShikhaAnirban inside the army headquarters.Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh Army General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief…

Shahidi March held nationwide Staff Correspondent: Following the celebration of one month anniversary of the removal of the ‘fascist Hasina government’ and the remembrance of the sacrifice of the martyrs, the students and general public brought out rallies and processions with banners and placards portraying the sacrifices of the martyrs…

Staff Correspondent: The Economist in its current issue ran the cover page on “Bangladesh begins again” saying despite its daunting problems, Bangladesh has advantages and in Mr. Yunus it now has a leader with moral authority.“Bangladesh matters; it must not be allowed to fail,” the internationally famous weekly said, adding,…

Staff Correspondent: The Advisory Council of the interim government has decided to convert Gonobhaban, official residence of former Prime Minister Sheikh hasina, into a museum, keeping the memory of the student-led mass uprising that toppled Hasina-led government on August 5.The decision was taken at the meeting of Advisory Council held…