Per capita debt in 2016 was Tk 34 thousand 53 In 2019 it was 57 thousand 611 taka Per capita debt increased by 179 percent in 7 years Staff Correspondent: The government’s debt in the domestic…

Average interest on bank loans 10.10 pc

Zarif Mahmud: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed a new system of interest rates effective from July 1. As a result, the average interest rate in banks and non-banking financial institutions has increased by 1.70 percent.…

Bangladesh on top in the world in fatality rate

Dengue disease spreading alarmingly Rafiqul Islam Azad: Breaking all the previous records, the dengue situation in Bangladesh is becoming alarming day by day. The country has already exceeded all the affected countries around the world in…

Teesta water flowing 40cm above danger level

Flood situation prevails in Brahmaputra basin Special Correspondent : Water levels of the Teesta River is flowing 40cm above its danger level while a flood situation is prevailing in the Brahmaputra basin where water levels of…

Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China

Industry Desk: Summer has just begun in the NorthernHemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, Chinaand the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are astark illustration of the dangers…

HC orders to detain vessel carrying coal for Rampal Power Plant

Staff Correspondent: The High Court yesterday issued an order for the detention of the MV PanagiaKanala, a commercial vessel flying the flag of Liberia.The ship arrived at Mongla Sea Port on Thursday, carrying a substantial cargo…

Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Limited Published Half Yearly Accounts – 2023

After the general board meeting at the head office of Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Limited yesterday, the half yearly report of the company was published. The report can be found in the link below. Half Yearly…

Bank accounts at hacking risk

Due to leakage of citizen info Mahfuja Mukul: Recently, US technology media TechCrunch has reported that the personal information of millions of citizens of the country has been leaked. Various information including names, addresses, birth certificates,…

DSE Investor Protection Fund misusing: BSEC

Zarif Mahmud: A gross lacking of transparence has been accused in the investor protection fund of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), which is much talked about in the stock market. In this regard, DSE is providing information…

Why China increasing US dollar reserve?

Sumit Roy: For the past 20 years or so, China has been buying dollars in international currency markets with its own currency to maintain the yuan’s devaluation and sustain China’s booming manufacturing and export sectors. As…