BRICS expansion plans Staff Correspondent: India, along with Brazil, is showing caution toward the push to expand the BRICS bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.While there is an ongoing debate about the…

Fazli prices fall due to Amrapali

Mehdi Hasan, Chapainawabganj: In Chapainawabganj, the price of Fazli mangoes has decreased due to the increase in demand for Amrapali mangoes. As a result, the gardeners who cultivate Fazli mango are worried.Mango traders say that the…

Half of BRTC buses busy with office duty

Loosing profitability Farhad Chowdhury: Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has around 1600 buses in its fleet. About 1,000 of them are currently active. And the remaining 600 buses are lying in various depots, most of which…

Banglabandha Land Port changes northern township

Roving Correspondent: The northern township has changed around the Banglabandha land port of new look. The northern districts of the country including Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Dinajpur have got a new look. The life of people here…

Jewelery industry poses huge prospect

Need a gold bank * Annual gold demand in the country is 30 tons* 148 kg gold import legally in 3 years* 2583 kg of gold seized in 10 years* Luggage party providing most of demands…

Cotton dev project not completed on time

Duration and cost increasing Staff Correspondent: There is a slowdown in the expansion of cotton cultivation projects. The Planning Commission has repeatedly raised questions about project revisions and term extensions. Even after almost 5 years, the…

Birth and death data missing from server

Inquiry report to HC Court Correspondent: An inquiry report into the ‘disappearance’ of a large number of data from the country’s Birth and Death Registration System (BDRIS) servers has been filed in the High Court.The report…

EU threatens Bangladesh to stop duty-free benefits

Special Correspondent: The European Union (EU) has been providing GSP benefits on 97 percent of Bangladesh’s exports under the Everything But Arms Scheme. And according to sources, the EU has agreed to continue duty-free trade facilities…

BD-Nepal agreed to 25-yrs agreement on electricity import

Syed Nasir Hossain: Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to a 25-year agreement to import 40 MW of electricity. An official of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said officials from Kathmandu and Dhaka have agreed on the…

Commercial banks started increasing interest rates

Mahfuja Mukul: Banks have started raising interest rates on loans. In the meantime, banks have increased the loan interest rate up to a maximum of 2 percent depending on the customer. Some banks have already started…

Revenue deficit stood Tk34,158 cr

Fiscal Year 2022-23 Mahfuz Emran: The ongoing global economic crisis continues to have a negative impact on revenue collection. The National Board of Revenue has a target of Tk 370 thousand crore in the fiscal year…