Anarchy will not stop unless strong decision is taken
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed Staff Correspondent: Former governor of Bangladesh Bank and eminent economist Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said that there is no initiative to catch willful defaulters in the budget. However, I expected the finance minister to…
Read More »Cardamom price ups to Tk 4,500 per kg
Staff Correspondent: Qurbani Eid at the tip of the nose. Many people are getting busy to buy cattle, for next Monday’s Qurbani Eid. And housewives think about one of the accessories of Qurbani, Masala. Apart from…
Read More »Inflation is main cause of soaring fuel oil prices
Oil price not adjusting with world market Mahfuz Emran: Crude oil prices are falling in the global market. The average price of crude oil in the market last month was $81.40 cents per barrel. And in…
Read More »Bangladesh now 2nd in world fish production
Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh has reached the second position after surpassing China in freshwater fish production. A report by The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture reveals the grade.Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdur Rahman gave this information…
Read More »Sacrificial animal sale begins in city’s 20 cattle markets
Staff Correspondent: The sale of sacrificial animals started in city’s 20 cattle markets including two permanent haats as just five days have left for Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslim Ummah, officials said.Two…
Read More »2500 kgs gold seized in 10-yr
1,375 involved in gold smuggling Staff Correspondent: Illegal gold comes from Dubai, Malaysia and Singapore. 90 percent of that gold is smuggled into India through the border areas of seven districts. Over 1,375 people are involved…
Read More »Tanneries unprepared for processing quarbani hides
10 m animals to be slaughtered Zarif Mahmud: Eid al-Adha is around the corner. This time more than one crore animals may be slaughtered in the country. How ready is the tannery village of Hemayetpur in…
Read More »96,000 Bangladeshis in Oman face Tk13,082 cr yearly penalty
3rd largest labor market opening In the first phase, Oman will take skilled workers from Bangladesh in 12 categories Rabiul Haque: It is known that currently there are 96 thousand illegal Bangladeshis in Oman. The country…
Read More »Actual defaulted loans are more
Says Ahsan H. Mansoor Staff Correspondent: Policy Research Institute (PRI) executive director and prominent economist Ahsan H. Mansoor said that the actual non-performing loans of the country’s banking sector are more than the published accounts.Basically, Bangladesh…
Read More »Shortage in energy focus on electricity
Factories able to utilize only 40 pc of capacity due to lack of gas Mohiuddin Farazi: Energy crisis has been going on in the country for several years. New gas connection to houses closed due to…
Read More »Power sector subsidy up 10 times in 7-yr
Mahfuz Emran: Government expenditure in the subsidy sector has been increasing in the budget for several years. However, very little of this subsidy goes to agriculture or other productive sectors. Instead, every year a large part…
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