Staff Correspondent: Expatriate Bangladeshis remitted 958.7 million US dollars through legal or banking channels on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. In the local currency, which has an exchange rate of 107 taka per dollar, this equates to…

Dhaka metropolitan facesserious public toilet crisis

Toilets should be installed every half kilometer Staff Correspondent: Akalima Begum works in a private company in Motijheel. After finishing office at 4:30 in the afternoon boarded a bus bound for Mirpur. Soon after going to…

Padma Bridge collects Tk 2.5 cr toll in 24-hrs

Staff Correspondent: 2 crore 55 lakhs 4 thousand 300 taka toll has been collected at Padma Bridge in 24 hours, this toll is collected from 12:00 PM on Sunday to 11:59 PM on Monday.Yesterday morning, the…

Capacity of Chittagong Portincreased 4-time :Chairman

Chattogram Bureau: After the completion of Bay-Terminal and Matarbari Port of Maheshkhali, the current capacity of Chittagong Port will increase by three to four times, Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority Rear Admiral M. Shah Jahan He…

Sahabuddin sworn in as President of Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: Veteran Freedom Fighter and Politician Md Sahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd President of Bangladesh at an impressive ceremony in the packed and historic Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban yesterday morning.Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Speaker…

ADP size to be decreased in next budget

Mahfuja Mukul: Due to various reasons, the size of the Annual Development Program (ADP) for the next financial year 2023-24 is not increasing. Sources related to the budget said that it can be increased by only…

Bank shares neglected even good dividends

Mahfuz Emran: At one time, the banking sector was considered as the lifeblood of the country’s stock market. Most of the transactions were held by the bank. However, the financial condition of many banks deteriorated due…

Most remittances came by hundi

Zarif Mahmud: On the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr, a large part of the remittances has come by Hundi. Relatively less has come through the banking channel. Due to high remittances in hundi, those dollars went to…

70pc Boro paddy of haor areas harvested

Agriculture Ministry Staff Correspondent: Seventy percent of the Boro paddy in haor areas have been harvested, the agriculture ministry has said.In Sylhet, 55 percent paddy was harvested, in Moulvibazar 70 percent was harvested, in Habiganj 67…

Tk 5000cr project pass for safe roads

Staff Correspondent: “Making roads safe is the biggest challenge. A project worth 5000 crores from ECNEC has been passed for safe roads.” Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader told reporters while exchanging Eid greetings at…

Air pollution kills 1200 children yearly

International Desk: Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later in life, the EU environmental agency said yesterday.Despite recent improvements,…