Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has said there is nothing to worry about downgrading growth forecast for Bangladesh by IMF for the current fiscal year.He said he is satisfied over the recovery of Bangladesh’s economy.The finance minister said this in response to a question from a Bangladeshi…

Insurance amendment Act under consideration

Rafiqul Islam Azad : The government is contemplating amendments to the Insurance Act-2010, aiming to render it more contemporary and efficacious. The objective is to ensure robust protection for both customers and companies within the insurance sector while harmonizing its provisions with other pertinent laws.The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority…

Bangladesh to introduce drone technology to assess crop losses

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases.Around 20 officers of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are initially receiving training to learn how to use the state-of-the-art technologies.Malay Choudhury, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, and…

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‘Launching workshops’ of two LGED projects held

Staff Correspondent: A joint grand launching workshop of the two projects was held at…

‘Bangavax’ approved for human trial

Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) approved in principle for human trial…

‘Expats are lighthouses’

Mahfuz Emran: After the corona epidemic, the Ukraine-Russia war hit the economy. The economy…