Bangladesh to face challenges of post LDC graduation
Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh will enter the list of developing countries from least developed countries (LDC) in 2026. After transitioning to a developing country, the benefits that Bangladesh has been getting so far in business will be…
Read More »Khaleda cannot be sent abroad for treatment under current law
Says Law Minister Staff Correspondent: Khaleda Zia, who has been hospitalised multiple times in recent months due to her deteriorating health, was released from jail on 25 March 2020.There is no legal provision allowing BNP Chairperson…
Read More »Ghost electricity bills hampering public interest
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Electricity, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that sometimes ghost bills can happen due to technical and non-technical reasons. He said that various steps have been taken to ensure that…
Read More »Waker-Uz-Zaman takes over as Army chief
Staff Correspondent: General Waker-Uz-Zaman officially assumed office as the Army Chief of Bangladesh on Sunday.His tenure as Army chief will last for the next three years, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).General Waker-Uz-Zaman succeeds General…
Read More »Govt plans to borrow Tk 2.5 tr for budgetary support in FY 2025
Mahfuja Mukul: Government’s dependence on debt to meet development and operational expenditure is increasing. The government has planned to borrow more than Tk 2.5 lakh crore from domestic and foreign sources to meet the deficit expenditure…
Read More »Make a Green Bangladesh: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the countrymen to make a “Green Bangladesh” by planting trees in large numbers.“We have to plant trees as much as we can…
Read More »Prices of spices on fire around Eid
Zarif Mahmud: Eid al-Adha is just one day later. Around this Eid, the spice market has been disrupted for about two and a half months. Selling at extra cost.The situation is such that the buyer has…
Read More »All set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow
Staff Correspondent: All preparations have been completed to celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, on Thursday across the country with due solemnity and religious fervor.Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th…
Read More »Hajj pilgrims converge and pray at Mount Arafat
Industry Desk: More than 1.5 million Muslims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday, marking the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage. Pilgrims prayed for hours, especially for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza, reports…
Read More »Nearly all RMG factories disburse salaries, Eid bonuses: BGMEA
Staff Correspondent: Almost all ready-made garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh have successfully paid salaries and Eid-ul-Adha bonuses to their workers, according to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).In a press statement released yesterday, the…
Read More »Prices of consumer products rise by 800 pc in 15-yr
Farhad Chowdhry: The price of consumer goods has increased by 310 percent in the last five years in the country, which has increased by more than 800 percent during last 15 years.“My salary has at least…
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