Wholesale power prices to go up next month
Golam Mostafa Jibon: The wholesale price of electricity is going to increase in the month of October. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is bringing this announcement to increase the price after estimating the annual subsidy amount…
Read More »ADB to provide $14b to ease food crisis in Asia-Pacific
Staff Correspondent: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday announced plans to provide at least $14 billion over 2022-2025 in a comprehensive programme of support to ease a worsening food crisis in Asia and the Pacific.The support…
Read More »Death toll reaches 68 in Panchagarh boat capsize
Panchagarh Correspondent: Death toll reached 68 and at least 18 others remained missing in the boat capsize in the Karatoya River near Auliya Ghat under Boda upazila in the district.In the rescue operation, 15 more bodies…
Read More »Boost climate action or face music: Activists to govt
Staff Correspondent: Governments around the world must scale up climate action “or face further legal action”, an open letter from campaign groups warned Tuesday, as battles over policies to cut emissions and protect the environment are…
Read More »Malaysia to hire 10,000 Bangladeshis thru’ govt agency
Syndicate to blame for slow hiring process Industry Desk: Malaysia has started a new process to hire 10,000 Bangladeshi workers immediately through Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) to meet the existing labour shortage in…
Read More »Bangladesh’s GDP may fall below 4pc by 2035
Says WB study Industry Desk: World Bank, in a study, has found three obstacles to Bangladesh’s economic reform. Without massive reforms, Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) could fall below 4 percent by 2035, it said.The three…
Read More »Boost Pharma sector for coming days
Industry Desk: World Pharmacists Day observed yesterday. This day is being celebrated since 2010. Although it took another four years for it to happen in Bangladesh, that is, it is being celebrated in Bangladesh since 2014.Earlier,…
Read More »Titas amasses crores of Taka thru’ bribery
Golam Mostafa Jibon: Allegation of misappropriating crores of Taka through providing illegal gas connections by violating directives in exchange of bribe has been intensified against Engineer Harunur Rashid Mollah, Managing Director (MD) of Titas Gas Transmission…
Read More »Govt to dig new gas wells to ensure energy security
Industry Desk: The government has taken a number of measures including exploring new gas wells along with digging the existing ones to meet the increasing demand of energy.“We’ve taken steps to dig different existing gas wells…
Read More »Interest waivers by private banks rise 12-fold
Industry Desk: Private banks seem to be waiving interests too generously, which bankers say, to ease recovery of loans that remained unpaid for a long time.In April-June this year, the waived loan interests registered a 12-fold…
Read More »PM attends Biden’s reception
Industry Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined a reception here hosted by US President Joe Biden.The US president along with his wife hosted the event this evening at the American Museum of Natural History in honour…
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