Human rights suppressed 5-time in a row in BD
Staff Correspondent: Civics, an international organization working on civil rights, considers the civil rights of the people of Bangladesh to be ‘suppressed’. The organization has identified the condition of citizens in the country as ‘oppressed’. This…
Read More »Country’s economy in turmoil
Farhad Chowdhury: Right now, the country’s economy is facing tough challenges. Export earnings are not increasing. Expatriate income is down. Investment stagnated. Shortage in gas-electricity supply in factories too. The government is not able to handle…
Read More »Pvt insurers paid 83pc claims
Sadharan Bima Corporation paid only 19 pc Zarif Mahmud: Private sector life and non-life insurance companies in the country have paid 83 percent of insurance claims in the financial year 2022-23 (from July 2022 to June…
Read More »Bangladesh economy faces severe crisis
Reserves fell by $2b in a month Mahfuja Mukul : Bangladesh Bank’s foreign exchange reserves have further decreased due to the decrease in remittance inflows. In the last one month, the country’s foreign exchange reserves have…
Read More »High packaging cost increase product prices
Mahfuz Emran: Packaging is very important for any branded product. Good packaging creates brand value to the consumer. The cost of packaging is increasing due to the continuous increase in the price of raw materials in…
Read More »Consumers suffer as govt-set commodity prices still ignored
Staff Correspondent: Traders – be it at the retail or wholesale level – are not selling potatoes and onions at the prices set by the government recently, continuing to add to the woes of customers, especially…
Read More »Prices at roadside eateries becoming too expensive
Staff Correspondent: As the prices of almost all essentials have gone up, foods served at roadside eateries are no longer cheap, which makes it challenging for daily wage earners and low-income people to have a proper…
Read More »Bangladesh at risk of 9 magnitude earthquake
Mahfuja Mukul: Bangladesh is one of the most natural disasters in the world. Natural calamities such as cyclones, floods, droughts etc. cause huge damage to our lives, resources and environment every year. Our geographical location is…
Read More »13 organisations grabs 46pc Agrani Bank loan
Staff Correspondent: Banks in the country are always more interested in lending to larger groups. That is why there is sick competition. Huge amounts of loans are being given on nominal collateral without considering the capacity…
Read More »Fuel price won’t increase at present
IMF condition may be ignored Zarif Mahmud: The new formula that the government is supposed to implement to adjust the price of fuel oil with the world market is not happening. If the adjustment is to…
Read More »99 pc Bangladesh is hold at least one bias against women
Staff Correspondent: Nine out of 10 people in the world hold fundamental biases against women that span across regions, income levels, and cultures, according to the recently released UN Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) by the…
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