NPL of SoBs increased by Tk 3,000 cr in a year
Staff Correspondent: In the space of one financial year, the defaulted loans of state-owned banks have increased by Tk 3,000 crore. In the financial year 2021-22, the defaulted loans were Tk 55,920 crore, which increased to…
Read More »Gross irregularities found in building model mosque
Staff Correspondent: Some have defective wooden doors. Plastic doors are also of poor quality. Some of the tiles are broken, not properly plastered. Most of the fittings, including toilets, are of poor quality. Due to the…
Read More »Bangladesh ranks fastest growing economy in Asia
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has been named the fastest growing economy in the Asia-Pacific economies, out of 32 countries, according to the latest report published (as of June 2023) by World Economics.On a 10-year gross domestic product…
Read More »Synthetic drug yaba destroying BD youths
Mahfuja Mukul: Hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh have become hooked on yaba – a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine sold as cheap red or pink pills. The official response has been harsh, with hundreds…
Read More »Tk 210cr Yaba peddled across Bangladesh daily
Zarif Mahmud with Faridul Alam Shahin: A total of 70 lakh pieces of Yaba pills are being sold every day across the country. At the underground market, the retail price of each tablet is Tk 300…
Read More »Matarbari becoming new economic hub
Faridul Alam Shahin, Cox’s Bazar: People of Matarbari and Dhalghata Unions of Maheshkhali, the only island upazila in the country, once used to make a living by harvesting fish, salt farming, shrimp farming, farming various crops,…
Read More »Short-term foreign debt decreasing
Mahfuz Emran: Due to the low interest rates on foreign loans due to the global recession and high interest rates in banks in the country, foreign loans once increased rapidly. The availability of loans in the…
Read More »Dollar will become more expensive
Interest rates on foreignloans to be increased Industry Report: The US central bank, the Federal Reserve System, has once again raised policy interest rates to control the country’s inflation rate.In this phase, the policy interest rate…
Read More »Accounts of family not match with income
Many eat once a day Farhad Chowdhury: The suffering of the low-income people can be felt even if you look at the report prepared by the government organization-Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) on the prices of…
Read More »Flat sales halved for high price
5,000 flats still unsold Zarif Mahmud: Recently, the price of construction materials related to the housing sector has skyrocketed. The price of rods, an essential construction material, has broken all records in history. In the retail…
Read More »Dengue patients overwhelm govt hospitals in Dhaka
Staff Correspondent: As the dengue cases surge, government hospitals in the capital are facing shortage of beds and staff to provide adequate care for patients.Visiting various hospitals in the city, the found that hospitals including Mugda…
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