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Asylum applications in Europe increasing rapidly
Bangladeshis are ahead Batan Biswas, Swden: In the first six months of this year, the number of asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) increased by 28 percent compared to last year. In this case Bangladeshis are number six among the top applicants. These data are revealed in the statistics…
Read More »China economy in dire straits
After 40-year boom Special Correspondent: China has achieved rapid growth for more than four decades. The country is now the second largest economy in the world. But China’s economy is going through an extreme crisis due to various internal crises including the Covid pandemic.The economic model that led to rapid…
Read More »Over 71m people to be employed by 2050
Potentials of Economic Corridors Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has great potential of economic corridor. If this facility is utilized, there will be 7.18 crore (71.8 million) jobs in Bangladesh by 2050. Apart from this, there will be 46.2millionemployments by 2040 and 1 crore 27 lakh employment by 2025. Besides, if this…
Read More »Fiscal year started with maximum ADP implementation
Zarif Mahmud: The current financial year has started with the implementation of the highest annual development program (ADP) in the last three financial years. In the first month of 2023-24 financial year i.e. July, 1.27 percent ADP of the total allocation has been implemented. Which is 0.31 percent more than…
Read More »Migrant sea arrivals more than double
Staff Correspondent: Migrant sea arrivals more than doubled in the first seven months of 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to interior ministry data released yesterday.Italy registered 89,158 landings on its southern shores from January to July, compared to 41,435 in 2022, a rise of 115.18%. In…
Read More »7-techniques using for money laundering
Under the guise of exports Farhad Chowdhury: The trend of money laundering under the guise of export is increasing day by day. Such activities are often resisted by customs. Export fraud is also being done to grab government incentives. To carry out these misdeeds, unscrupulous traders are mainly following seven…
Read More »WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in BD
Staff Correspondent: A significant surge in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, calling for efforts to control the mosquito vector population and minimise individual exposure such as using mosquito repellents and wearing long-sleeved clothes.The outbreak, which escalated rapidly since late June,…
Read More »Dollar being sold at highest price
Syed Nasir Hossain: The dollar crisis is still evident in commercial banks. This crisis has been going on for almost a year and a half. Various measures to increase the supply of dollars are not working. Meanwhile, banks are struggling to meet outstanding loans and import expenses. As supply falls…
Read More »Dollar rose in all sectors
Staff Correspondent: The price of dollar has increased from 50 paise to one taka in all sectors. The new dollar rate has come into effect in commercial banks from Tuesday. Now the export income has increased by one taka to Tk 108.50 and the price of dollar in remittance has…
Read More »PM calls for an amicable end to Ukraine war
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked the international community to take steps for an amicable end to the Ukraine war as the prolonging coupled with sanction and counter-sanction is destabilizing the world. “I emphasize again on the urgent need for an amicable end to the Ukraine war.…
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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 …
