Bangladesh

Mahfuz Emran: Once upon a time people can buy sacks full of goods by pocket full of taka but they have to spend sacks full of taka to buy pocket full of goods, this is told by the President of the Global Economist Forum Dr Enayet Karim regarding the devaluation…

Ayub Ali, Ctg: A humanitarian disaster has occurred in SatkaniaUpazila of Chittagong district due to the terrible flood of remembrance period. The entire Satkaniaupazila has been submerged in water for two consecutive days. There is a shortage of food and clean water for the sheltered people. The entire upazila is…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gifted 22,101 more homeless and landless families with land and houses in the fifth phase of Mujib year’s pledge.On Wednesday (August 9) morning, the Prime Minister handed over the rooms via a virtual link from his official residence Ganabhaban. At this time, from Ganobhaban,…

Gas exploration Staff Correspondent: Energy Secretary Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder has said that the government has planned to invite international bidding for offshore hydrocarbon exploration within a month.“Last week the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the New Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC). Now we’re making our highest efforts to…

Staff Correspondent: The third terminal of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be partially opened on October 7 this year, and it is set to be fully operational next year, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Mafidur Rahman told.The construction of the terminal is currently…

Zarif Mahmud: The government’s total debt liability (domestic and foreign) stood at around Tk 14.48trillion (Tk14.48 lakh crore) till March. Mainly due to low revenue collection at the desired rate, incomplete implementation of austerity directives to control expenditure and appreciation of the dollar, the debt figure is increasing rapidly. In…

Farhad Chowdhury: Bagalek, the highest altitude freshwater lake in the country. This wonderful tourist center is located in Ruma Upazila of Bandarban. Every year, thousands of tourists flock to see Bagalek, a reservoir of exquisite natural beauty located at a height of 380 meters above sea level. Most tourists come…

Nurul Hossain, Teknaf: A total of 523 landless, homeless families in Teknaf received houses with lands as Prime Minister’s gift to mark the Mujib Borsha. Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md. Kamruzzaman disclosed this at a press conference on Monday.Theconference was held to mark inauguration of the fourth phase of the…

Staff Correspondent: Over the past few days, numerous regions across the country have been experiencing persistent heavy rainfall.This has led to unexpected flooding in certain areas, raising concerns about the heightened risk of landslides due to the ongoing precipitation. On the other hand, due to the low pressure in the…