Garment sector under threat
Mahfuja Mukul: In the last few days, the garment sector has been under threat due to arson, vandalism and attacks on 25 factories in the capital including Gazipur, Ashulia and Savar. At least 650 garment factories…
Read More »Government under multi pronged pressures
Mahfuz Emran: The end of the third consecutive term of the present government led by Awami League has witnessed heavy reaction. At this time, the government is under various pressures. On one side, the movement of…
Read More »Eggs don’t comein 1.5 months
When potato will come? Staff Correspondent: The weapon of ‘import declaration’ alone is no longer working to reduce prices. A month and a half has passed since permission was given to import 18 crore eggs in…
Read More »Pvt sector credit growth lowest in 23 months
Zarif Mahmud: The credit growth in the private sector has been steadily declining. Businessmen are not going for new investments due to ongoing political unrest. Again, due to the dollar crisis, they are not able to…
Read More »Banks are helpless for liquidity crisis
Mahfuja Mukul: Disbursed loans by banks are not being recovered. Most of the customers are not repaying the installments of their outstanding loans due to ongoing economic meltdown. Some commercial banks have become helpless. Banks that…
Read More »Bangladesh moves towards cashless society: Hasina
Taka Pay card launched Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said her government seeks to build a cashless society in a bid to reduce corruption, expedite development and ease revenue collection.“When we will be…
Read More »Govt determined to harness potential of blue economy
Staff Correspondent: Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Tuesday said that the government is determined to harness the potential of the ocean-based economy to build a developed and prosperous Smart Bangladesh.The minister made the…
Read More »Hundi still hinders increase of remittance
Zarif Mahmud: The government is giving two and a half percent incentive to increase remittance flow through legal channels. However, the trend of sending money to hundi has not decreased. Banks have announced another two-and-a-half percent…
Read More »Over 90 pc of hotel-motel rooms empty for blockade
Tk 200 cr loss for ecasted Staff Correspondent, Cox’s Bazar: The main opposition BNP-Jamaat strike on October 29 after the rally on October 28 and the three-day blockade from October 31 to November 2 had an…
Read More »Power cos fail to meet investors’ expectation
Very poor dividend declared Staff Correspondent: Out of 23 companies listed in the power and energy sector, 12 companies have declared dividend for the financial year ending June 30, 2023. Out of which the dividend of…
Read More »Election will be on time, BNP can’t stop it: Hasina
Staff correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP won’t be able to stop the next general election by resorting to violence as they had failed to foil the 2014 and 2018 polls.“They won’t be…
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