Bangladesh’s fuel oil capacity increasing
Mahfuja Mukul: The amount of oil stored in the country can meet the needs of the entire country for up to 45 days. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) said that this capacity is increasing for another five…
Read More »Why remittance flow decreasing?
Farhad Chowdhury: Although most of the important indicators of the economy are down, the remittance flow sent by expatriates has been relatively dynamic. Bangladesh Bank has given worrying information about this remittance flow. Remittances sent by…
Read More »Asylum applications in Europe increasing rapidly
Bangladeshis are ahead Batan Biswas, Swden: In the first six months of this year, the number of asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) increased by 28 percent compared to last year. In this case Bangladeshis…
Read More »Exports volume to Brazil increases by 60pc
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva eyes to increase engagement with Dhaka Rafiqul Islam Azad: Bangladesh’s export to Brazil, the largest market Latin America, during last 2022-23 fiscal year posted some 60 per cent growth over…
Read More »Rampant dollar crisis
Syndicates taking advantage Mahfuz Emran: There is an acute shortage of cash dollars everywhere. Same is the case with advance or LC dollars. Commercial banks do not accept dollars in the form of cash or drafts.…
Read More »Taka weakening against major foreign currencies
Rafiqul Islam Azad: The value of Taka has fallen a record decline against the dollar this year, as well as against the world’s major currencies. The rate of these currencies especiallythe European Union Euro, British Pound…
Read More »Germany provides €191m for sustainable dev of Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent: Two bilateral agreements on Development Cooperation were signed yesterday between Bangladesh and Germany following up on the commitments of the last government negotiations December 2022.The total volume of the agreements is 191 million euro…
Read More »12 kg LPG price goes up by Tk 144 in Sept
Staff Correspondent: Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has increased further to Tk 107.01 per kg for the month of September from Tk 94.96 in August and now the retail customers will have to pay an…
Read More »Healthcare facilities available to tackle dengue outbreak: DGHS
Staff Correspondent: The authorities have ensured adequate healthcare facilities for dengue patients as the entire country is in the grip of the mosquito-borne disease.“Dengue positive cases have been increasing alarmingly in the country since the early…
Read More »Dhaka Elevated Expressway opens to traffic
Staff Correspondent: A number of vehicles were seen taking the 11.5 km Airport-Farmgate stretch of Dhaka Elevated Expressway as it was opened to traffic at 6 am yesterday.It takes about 10 minutes for a vehicle to…
Read More »Teesta water sharing issue to be raised during Hasina-Modi talks: FS
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh will raise the Teesta water sharing issue along with other issues of mutual interest during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s planned bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi next week.“We…
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