Hamas-Israel war kills 600 Israelis
Industry Desk: 313 Palestinians have been reported dead so far in the counterattack of the Israeli forces in Gaza, Palestine. On the other hand, more than 600 Israelis have been killed in this ongoing conflict. In…
Read More »Rumors of ban and withdrawal of GSP
BGMEA president Saleh Ahmed Hussain: The crisis in the large economies of the Western world due to the impact of Covid and the war in Ukraine is not going away quickly. They are moving towards contractionary…
Read More »Default loans of 42 banks increased
Bangladesh Bank report Syed Nasir Hossain: Defaulted loans of the banking sector have increased abnormally. Bangladesh Bank has not been successful in reducing defaulted loans despite various concessions. In the last three months (April-June), out of…
Read More »Reserves falling due to lack of market based dollar rate
Loan interest rate increased again Mahfuz Emran: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed extreme displeasure over the non-fulfillment of market-based dollar rate conditions. The agency sees it as unrealistic to fix different rates especially for…
Read More »Bangladesh to be int’l aviation hub soon: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while partially inaugurating the newly constructed third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport said that Bangladesh will be the hub of international air transport in the future. He said, “Bangladesh’s…
Read More »Bangladesh kicks off ICC World Cup with win over Afghanistan
Staff Correspondent: First, they skillfully dismissed Afghanistan for a mere 156, then they chased it down with six wickets to spare.Bangladesh has made a roaring start to their ICC World Cup 2023 campaign. With this victory…
Read More »NID info of people under threat
Smartcard info available in telegram channel! Mahfuja Mukul: Smart National Identity Card (NID) information of people of Bangladesh is available in a Telegram channel. All the personal information of a person comes out by giving NID…
Read More »Life insurers have to ensure 2-type of reserves
New rules added by IDRA Zarif Mahmud: Some new rules are going to be added to ensure transparency in the insurance system. In the light of this, bonus, office expenses or other charges can’t be included…
Read More »Capital market lost Tk 2000cr capital
Since starting US visa ban Staff Correspondent: The stock market has been falling since the news of the US visa ban. The market capitalization of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the main stock exchange, has decreased by…
Read More »Tk 23,000 cr returned to banks in two months
Rafiqul Islam Azad The amount of money in people’s hands decreased by about Tk 33,000 crore in the first two months (July-August) of the current fiscal year, while approximately Tk 23,000 crore was deposited in bank…
Read More »High flood warning issued in Rangpur
Rangpur Correspondent: Due to severe flooding and dam failure in India’s North Sikkim, the Teesta River may rise and cross the border in Bangladesh. In this, severe flooding is expected in Rangpur, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and…
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