Inflation rate risesto 9.33 percent
Industry Desk: The inflation rate rose to 9.33 percent in March which was 8.78 percent in February.Planning Minister MA Mannan said this while revealing the latest data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) after ECNEC…
Read More »Foreign debt servicing cost to go up in next3 fiscals: ERD projects
Industry Desk: Additional budgetary allocations will be required in the coming fiscal years to pay the interest on foreign loans taken for various mega projects including the Rooppur nuclear power plant, Mass Rapid Transit and Matarbari,…
Read More »Corporate taxes in Bangladesh highest in South Asia
Below Afghanistan in collection Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh has the highest corporate tax rate in South Asia. But according to the research institute Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD), it is below Afghanistan. On the other hand, 2…
Read More »France keen oncooperation withBD in aviationmaritime security
Diplomatic Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said relationship between Bangladesh and France has expanded further towards the objective of strategic dimension- guided by common goals of sustainable development.“France has always been a trusted partner of…
Read More »Navigability shortage hits Baghabari seaport to shut
500 workers become joblessFertilizer, fuel supply cut off S A Khan, Sirajgong: Due to the lack of water at around 10 points of the Baghabari waterway as per the demand, the cargo ship with full load…
Read More »Experimentally train runon Padma Bridge today
Industry Desk: A special train will experimentally run on the Padma Bridge today. The train will travel from Bhanga to Mawa end of the bridge.The Padma bridge, spanning over 6.15 km, has now been fully equipped…
Read More »Tk 136 cr spent for site selection
New airport at Padma side Mahfuja Mukul: The construction of another international airport near the capital Dhaka was one of the promises of the current government. In 2010, Munshiganj wanted to build the airport as promised…
Read More »LPG gets cheaper byTk 244 per 12-kg
Staff Correspondent: Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has declined by a big margin of Tk 20.37per kg to Tk 98.17 from the previous price of Tk 118.54 for the month of April.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission…
Read More »Protect overseas job seekers from frauds
PM Hasina Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for ensuring that seekers of jobs abroad must not fall prey to the frauds and middlemen.“So we always have to consider that these people…
Read More »8 rehabilitation centers to be set up in 8 div cities
Staff Correspondent: Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed yesterday said that a total of eight housing and rehabilitation centers will be set up in eight divisional cities in the country.“A project has been undertaken to build permanent…
Read More »Digital payments may curb inflation
Improve transparency Industry Desk: Digital payments may help curb inflation by reducing the cost of operations in supply chains for various businesses, experts have suggested, as the amount of ‘out of bank cash’ in the market…
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