Mahfuja Mukul: Due to the increase in import costs and decrease in remittance flow, the country faces a dollar crisis. The year 2022 has passed in the middle of the dollar crisis. This has put a…

Ensure justice for all: PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underscored the need for quick disposal of the cases alongside ensuring transparency and accountability in the judiciary to make sure justice for all.“I want every person to get justice…

50 BRTC buses ready for metro passengers

Staff Correspondent: The much-awaited first metro rail service will be inaugurated on December 28. Initially, the rail network will span 12 kilometres from Uttara’s Diabari to Agargaon.Meanwhile, there are 50 double-decker buses of BRTC at the…

2022 was tainted year for insurance sector

Mahfuz Emran: Several directors are serving jail time for embezzling the money of insurance customers. The chairman of Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), the regulatory body of the insurance sector, has been involved in various…

Winter drizzle likely in parts of Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: The weather department has predicted light rains in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9am yesterday.“Light rain or drizzle is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh,…

Metrorail to spread light of Tk 9,000 cr housing

Rajuk Uttara Apartment Project Mahfuz Emran: The lives of Dhaka residents are getting stuck in the trap of mechanics. There is no touch of greenery or serene nature in the bustling city life. There is poison…

Hasina relected AL President, Quader GS

Staff Correspondent: Sheikh Hasina has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Awami League once again.Meanwhile, the current general secretary, Obaidul Quader, has retained his position.The decision was taken at Awami League’s 22nd National Council in…

Christmas Day today

Industry Desk: Today is the Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.The Christians of different groups in Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world will celebrate the day amid festivity and…

Boost cross-border trade by developing land ports

Industry Desk: The government has taken many initiatives to bring about massive development in the country’s land port infrastructure, and enhance port efficiency and connectivity to boost cross-border trade and make ports more accessible and hassle-free…

Karnaphuli Paper Mill completely closed

No buyer for 3,000 tons of paper — Mill closed for lack of pulp— Salaries going on with loans— Initiatives to set up new plant Mahfuja Mukul: Karnaphuli Paper Mill (KPM) is a nearly 70-year-old traditional…

Decisions neither inspired confidence

2022: A distress year for Stock Market Industry Desk: The year 2022, the stock market passed in discomfort even after the resolution of the exposure limit issue, the formation of funds with undistributed dividends and the…