Pvt power plants gain 35pc profit boost
Capacity charges in dollars Mahfuz Emran: From May 2022, the official devaluation of the taka against the dollar began. At this time, the dollar exchange rate increased from Tk 86 to Tk 120. The impact of…
Read More »Prof Yunus vows to fulfill dream of students
Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunusyesterday reiterated his pledge to materialise the dream of the students to build a discrimination-free country.“For the dream they (students) sacrificed their lives, we must implement that dream. We…
Read More »Inflation eases by 1.17 pc in Aug: BBS
Staff Correspondent: The overall inflation has decreased by 1.17 percent in August compared to July, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) report on Sunday.The BBS data showed that the overall inflation was 11.66 percent in…
Read More »30,000 Rohingyas waiting to enter through brokers
8000 already entered on Sept 2 Staff Correspondent: Local people’s representatives claimed that the brokers of the two countries are helping Rohingyas fleeing from Myanmar to enter Bangladesh. They say that there are more than two…
Read More »Salehuddin hopes export earnings to grow by 12.4pc in FY ‘25
Staff Correspondent: Commerce and Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said the government has a target to grow export earnings by 12.4 per cent in the current fiscal year, FY2024-25.“Export earnings in the current fiscal will not…
Read More »Over Tk 1000 cr spent on new course training
Mahfuja Mukul: Implementation of new curriculum in the country started last year. For this, primary and secondary level teachers and staff have to spend more than thousands of taka for training. But after the change of…
Read More »Bangladesh Chapter of SAARC Journalist Forum constituted
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Chapter of the SAARC Journalist Forum has been formed, with Nasir Al Mamoon of the Daily Ajkal as President and Shiabur Rahman of The Financial Express as General Secretary. The committee was…
Read More »NBR upgrades online return filing system for individual taxpayers
Staff Correspondent: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has updated the online return filing system for individual taxpayers to file returns online for the year 2024-2025. The updated online return filing system will be opened for…
Read More »Venezuela says opposition presidential candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain
International Desk: Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his upstart campaign to end two…
Read More »Possibility of Yunus-Modi meeting at UNGA: Set procedure to be followed, says Foreign Adviser
Staff Correspondent: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said there is a regular procedure in terms of holding any meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York which…
Read More »Bangladesh bank lifts limit on cash withdrawal
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday finally lifted the limit on cash withdrawal from per account in a day. From now on customers will be able to withdraw any cash amount from an account in…
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