Staff Correspondent: Although it is supposed to work in the service of humanity, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has become an arena of looting. The officers and employees of the company are now busier with their sugarcane…

Christmas Day today

Staff Correspondent: Today is Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, Jewish preacher and religious leader of the first-century.The Christians of different groups in Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world will celebrate the day amid festivity…

Trusted friends aren’t in budgetary help

India, China and Russia have not given financial help to BD in crisis Mahfuz Emran: The main and trusted friends of the government including India, China and Russia are not in any help of supporting during…

Bangladesh third in food imports

Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh has risen to the third position in the world among food importing countries. In 2021, Bangladesh imported about 100 million tons of food products from the world market.According to FAO, in 2021, Bangladesh…

Bank sector lost Tk 92,261 cr in15-yr: CPD

Staff Correspondent: In the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, Tk 92,261 crore have been lost from the banking sector through various financial irregularities.This information was given in a media briefing titled ‘Economy of Bangladesh 2023-24:…

India deploying bees to guard BD border

Staff Correspondent: A swarm of bees will rush in if you try to infiltrate across the barbed wire of the Indian border. BSF is thinking of using ‘trained’ bees to guard the border along with army…

Economy under pressure for heavy liquidity crunch

Mahfuja Mukul: National Parliament election on 7th January. Before this election, the country’s economy is under various pressures. This includes the dollar crisis. Slowdown in remittance flow and export earnings. Financial sector in disarray burdened by…

Political unrest hits hard tourism sector

Faridul Alam Shahin: The tourism sector is affected by the overall political situation of the country around the elections. December is the best time for tourism. Due to favorable travel weather and school-college holidays, there is…

Average 2,000 cases every year for not using of jute bags

Staff Correspondent: About 1,222 mobile courts have been operated in the last financial year (2022-23) to implement the law on the mandatory use of jute wrapping in products. Through this, 2,077 cases have been filed. A…

None has rights to dissuade people from voting: PM

Sylhet Correspondent: Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said vote is the constitutional rights of the people, adding that no one has the rights to resist them from casting votes.“Vote is the people’s…

Half of students not getting books on time

6 books yet to print Mahfuja Mukul: Only 11 days left for the start of the new academic year. On the first day of the year, about 4 crore primary and secondary students are eagerly waiting…