Import falls for lacking of dollar
Mahfuja Mukul: Due to the dollar crisis, the government and Bangladesh Bank’s initiative to curb imports has reduced the country’s imports significantly. The import of most of the products has also decreased. In the first six…
Read More »Rampal plant to resume power generation today
Industry Desk: Electricity generation at the 1st unit of Rampal 1320MW coal power plant is going to resume from today after being shut down for a month over coal shortage and dollar crunch.The plant authorities, Bangladesh…
Read More »Sundarbans lost 451 km in 100-yrs
Forest area reduced by one 3rd Staff Correspondent: Your Sundarbans is like a mother. This forest is called the oxygen reservoir of Bangladesh. But due to various reasons, including encroachment, river erosion and climate change, the…
Read More »Govt printed record new currency notes
Tk 18,500 cr released in 5-month Zarif Mahmud: To deal with the economic crisis, the supply of currency from the central bank to the market has been increased. This has increased the demand for cash. To…
Read More »Entrepreneurs in great trouble
Price hike of gas & electricity Mahfuja Mukul: Gas and electricity prices are increasing day by day. After a few months, the gas and electricity price hiked on the industrial sector repeatedly. The owners of industrial…
Read More »FBCCI urges businesses to keep market stable
Staff Correspondent: The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday urged the retailers, wholesale traders, and mill owners to keep the prices of commodities normal and ensure smooth supply of essentials during the…
Read More »Padma Bridge changing life in south-western BD
Staff Correspondent: Saiful, who used to be a van-puller, now sells ‘fuchka’ (street food) near the Padma Bridge. He now earns significantly more than he did previously – thanks to the boom the locality has seen…
Read More »Pipeline gas going to 11 districts of North
New economic prospect sees day light Zarif Mahmud: Agriculture, the life and livelihood of a large population of northern region of Bangladesh depends on agriculture. As a result, people who depend on their daily income are…
Read More »12 challenges hinder software exports from Bangladesh
Ibrahim Khalil Jewel: Bangladesh is a developing country, which has made significant progress in the information technology (IT) sector in recent years. With a growing pool of talented professionals, the country has the potential to become…
Read More »Bankers demand expulsion of mandatory banking diploma
Staff Correspondent: Bank Officers are not in favor of compulsory requirement of Banking Diploma in their Promotion Criteria, read a press release yesterday.BWAB has sent a request letter to Abdur Rouf Talukder, Governor, Bangladesh Bank on…
Read More »Gold traders can participate in capital market
BSEC Chairman Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) chairman Dr. Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam said gold traders can participate in the capital market if the company is profitable.The BSEC chairman was addressing a seminar organized by…
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