Energy sector mgt a big challenge
Staff Correspondent: If everything goes well, the 12th National Assembly polls will be held at the beginning of the new year. The government will adjust the price of energy products in the country’s market after the…
Read More »Govt debt service cost to be $23 b
Mahfuja Mukul: The domestic and foreign debt of the government is gradually increasing. At the same time, the debt servicing cost is increasing. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government spent more than $23.32…
Read More »RMG exports increasing in non-traditional markets
Staff Correspondent: About 84 percent of Bangladesh’s total export earnings come from the garment industry. However, the country’s apparel market is US-Europe centric. As a single country, the largest market for Bangladeshi garments is the United…
Read More »President gives ‘in principle’ approval to EC’s request for army deployment
A preliminary plan for military deployment from Dec 29 to Jan 10 has been devised, focusing on the upcoming election scheduled for Jan 7 President Mohammed Shahabuddin has approved ‘in-principle’ the Election Commission’s request for the…
Read More »Cash crunch hits ICB operations
Incurred Tk 236 cr loss in 4-month Staff Correspondent: State-owned non-banking financial institutions and one of the largest institutional investors in the capital market, Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), is facing a deepening cash crunch. The…
Read More »Aman production may exceed target
Zarif Mahmud: The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set a target of producing about 1 crore 72 lakh tonnes of rice in the current Amon season. Meanwhile, 75 percent of the cultivated paddy has been…
Read More »Loan payment pressure to be increased in 2024
Mahfuz Emran: The due date for repayment of short-term loans taken against imports of essential goods has been extended by another six months. These outstanding loans were to be paid by December 31. Entrepreneurs are unable…
Read More »Temporary relief inreserves but hardtime coming ahead
Staff CorrespondentTemporary relief has returned to the country’s foreign exchange reserves. But in the short to medium term, discomfort remains. Bangladesh is getting a loan of 1.31 billion dollars from several other multinational organizations including the…
Read More »Conspiracy against politics of Bhasani undermines independence
Staff Correspondent: A call was made on Thursday to highlight the politics of independence and sovereignty of Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani to the people. Speakers at a discussion organized by the International Farakka Committee (IFC)…
Read More »Nation set to pay homage to martyred intellectuals today
Staff Correspondent: The nation is set to observe the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day today in a befitting manner.Just two days ahead of the country’s cherished victory, 52 years ago on December 14, the occupation Pakistan army in…
Read More »BPC makes buffer bank deposit of Tk 32,000 cr
No sign of reducing price despite price declined in int’l market Zarif Mahmud: The state run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has not reduced the oil prices despite the fuel oil price in the international market have…
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