Enchanting beauty of Kadam flowers
Kadam (Neolamarckia cadamba, burflower tree) is a common tree in Bangladesh. The flower comes during the rainy months and continues to bloom throughout the season. Kadam flower is one of the beautiful flowers.The round, golf-ball-sized flowers…
Read More »Tk 65,000 cr of ADP aims to spend in only 15-day
65 pc ADP implemented in 11-month Mahfuz Emran: The government has set to spend Tk 65,163 crore in only 15 days of the current financial year, which is 35 percent of the annual development program (ADP).…
Read More »Pre-paid electricity meter slow despite high hope
Staff Correspondent: The work on installing pre-paid electricity meters nationwide is going on at a snail’s pace with only about 10 per cent of the country’s consumers covered in over a decade.So far only 46,77,658 consumers…
Read More »Bangladesh plans to generate 60,000 MW electricity by ’41
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has announced in Parliament the plan to generate 60,000 MW of electricity by 2041. He said the government has taken this plan to increase…
Read More »Yearly Tk 1604 cr toll income targets from Padma bridge
Mahfuz Emran: The monthly toll collection target from Padma Bridge has been set at Tk 133.06 crore. As for the year, it will be Tk 1603 crore 98 lakh. Apart from the maintenance of the bridge,…
Read More »BD ranks 177 out of 180 countries in environmental index
Special Correspondent: Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 180 countries in the world in the Environmental Performance Index. Neighboring India is at the bottom of the list. Another neighboring Pakistan is one step above Bangladesh. This information…
Read More »Farmers get only Tk 7 for a kg salt
Out of Tk 35 per kg Staff Correspondent: After producing one kg of salt, the farmer gets onlyTk 6 by selling it. After processing the salt in a state-of-the-art manner, it costs Tk 23 to reach…
Read More »Black money should be allowed in stock market
Mahfuz Emran: The economists have expressed their opinion to inject black money in the capital market so that the industrialization of the country could be encouraged by creating job opportunities for the unemployed youths.President of the…
Read More »PM credits AL for robust economy
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it was because of the Awami League Bangladesh could attain over five percent GDP growth during the pandemic when many developed countries saw negative growth.“We have given budget…
Read More »China keen to strengthen cooperation with BD
Diplomatic Correspondent: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister has said Beijing is keen to strengthen cooperation with Dhaka in the field of emergency response to tackle different disasters.He made the remark while sending a condolence message…
Read More »Rouf Talukder appointed new BB governor
Staff Correspondent: Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Abdur Rouf Talukder has been appointed as the next governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB).Financial Institutions Department of the Ministry of Finance issued a gazette notification on Saturday…
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