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‘Praytaya’ scheme of universal pension cancelled
Staff Correspondent: Only teachers, officials and employees of public universities were demanding cancellation of universal pension scheme. However, the government has decided to scrap the entire scheme. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the cancellation. The Prime Minister made this announcement after a meeting held with the central leaders of the…
Read More »Hilsa production increased by 34,326 tons in a year
Staff Correspondent: Chandpur District Fisheries Officer Goram Mehedi Hasan said that canals, bels, ponds, rivers, floodplains, fish farms cultivated in cages have enriched Chandpur district. There are different species of fish including hilsa. In the last fiscal year 2022-2023, the fish demand of the district was 68,466 metric tons. The…
Read More »Offline digital payment system
Emmanuel Benoist , Christian Grothoff and Sebastian Javier Marchano Modern buyers enjoy the convenience of digital payments, but not all points of sale always have an Internet connection. Trusting the buyer’s device to honestly report that a payment was definitively made puts merchant’s revenue at risk. We present an inexpensive and usable…
Read More »Cox’s Bazar tourism incurs loss of Tk 300 cr
Staff Correspondent: The tourism sector of Cox’s Bazar has suffered a big blow again after the corona epidemic. This time due to the quota reform movement, there has been a huge loss in every sector of this one of the tourist regions of the country. Every tourist spot in the…
Read More »When educational institutions to open
Mahfuja Mukul: The Ministry of Education is giving more importance to the completion of the ongoing HSC examination. Besides, there is also pressure to finish the six-monthly summative evaluation of secondary schools. But none will be possible if educational institutions are not opened. So, it will be decided in the…
Read More »Slogans not good but context should be kept in mind
Professor Asif Nazrul Controversial Slogan: Opinion Staff Correspondent: Our Prime Minister is the age of the grandparents of those who are protesting. He is the guardian of the state. The question should be asked whether the way he said it is suitable for his age and position or not. Then…
Read More »China and India conflict hampers Bangladesh’s interest
Dr. Enayet Karim: Pandit Nehru, India’s first and later 3-term prime minister, was first elected 3 times. After the Second World War, the world was divided into two circles. Pandit Nehru was involved in maintaining a distance from both circles as a pioneer of the Non-Aligned Movement – but could…
Read More »Widespread drug menace in Sonargaon
Narayanganj Correspondent: The Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj, comprising 10 unions and one municipality, is grappling with an escalating drug problem. Deadly substances like yaba, phensedyl, and marijuana have infiltrated every ward of the unions, with the most severe situation in the Sonargaon municipal area. The Pirojpur, Kanchpur, and Mograpara unions…
Read More »Poor patients must get treatment
We are very concerned over the grim picture of the country’s health facilities. What is worrying is that there is one hospital bed for every 990 patients in the country. According to data of the Health Bulletin, the country has a total of 1,71,675 hospital beds. Of them, the number…
Read More »6.75 pc growth target high is ambitious
Says Dr. Atiur Rahman Staff Correspondent: The former governor of Bangladesh Bank Atiur Rahmanconsiders the target of 6.75 percent growth in the next fiscal year’s budget ambitious. He said that the inflation has been more than 9 percent for almost one and a half years. Food inflation was more than…
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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 …
