Financing for nature must more than double by 2025
Industry Desk: The world must drastically increase financing for nature-based solutions to meet key climate, biodiversity, and land degradation goals, a United Nations report said Thursday.The report comes as delegates from nearly 200 countries prepare to…
Read More »Govt to set enhanced rice output this year
Food security concern gripped Industry Desk: The global food security concerns, sparked by the supply uncertainties, prompted the government to set enhanced rice production target in the current fiscal, mobilizing resources and extra efforts, officials said…
Read More »PM receives eye treatment as general patient
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday had her eyes checked up like a general patient after buying a Tk 10 outdoor ticket at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital.The head of government had been…
Read More »Expats now can send remittance thru’ mobile
Staff Correspondent: The central bank is giving an opportunity to the expatriates to send remittances through Mobile Financial Services (MFS) directly.As a result, the expatriate can send the remittances to their home using mobile banking facilities…
Read More »Saudi to set up largest solar power plant in Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to set up a 1000 MW solar power plant in Bangladesh.Welcoming the initiative, State Minister…
Read More »Travel abroad with government money still continues
Agriculture Ministry Golam Mostafa Jibon: At least 24 government officials want to go abroad for a project under the Ministry of Agriculture to ensure the best use of surface water in Haor area through irrigation and…
Read More »BPDB incurs losses Tk 48,000 cr a year
Hike in bulk power tariff may reduce estimated loss by just Tk 5,000 cr Staff Correspondent: The financial loss of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is likely to increase by Tk 18,094 crore in…
Read More »Austerity measures hit ADP implementation
Industry Desk: ADP implementation dipped to a seven-year low at 12.64 percent in the first four months predominantly thanks to the government’s austerity measures taken to offset the impacts of the Ukraine war.During the July-October period…
Read More »Padma-Meghna division not now for cost austerity
Staff Correspondent: The National Implementation Committee for Administrative Restructuring (NICAR) has halted the decision to name two new administrative divisions – Padma and Megha.This decision has been taken due to the government’s cost-cutting policy in the…
Read More »Work in advance to avert famine: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the secretaries to take precautionary measures alongside making people aware so that the country can avert the looming famine amid the prolong global crisis caused by the coronavirus…
Read More »BTCL makes profit after 15 consecutive years of lossing
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) has overcome 15 years of continuous losses and turned around as a profitable company in the financial year 2021-22.In the financial year 2007-08, BTCL’s losses were around Tk350 crore.…
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