Mahfuz Emran: The price of jet fuel used in aircraft was Tk 46 per liter two years ago. Now the price per liter of the same fuel is set by the government at Tk 130. In…

Fuel price to be hiked soon

BPC incurring loss Tk 83 cr daily Mahfuja Mukul: The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is in danger of losses after being in profit for seven consecutive years. As the price of fuel oil increases in…

Revenue collection faces Tk 49,579 cr shortage of target

During the fiscal year 2021-22 Staff Correspondent: The size of the budget is getting larger every fiscal year. Along with that, the target of revenue collection is also increasing. However, the National Board of Revenue (NBR)…

Bottled per litre soybean oil price reduced by Tk14

Staff Correspondent: The government has reduced the price of per litre bottled soybean oil by Tk 14 to stand at Tk 185. Commerce Ministry Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said that the government has taken the…

Below standard electric cables turn to death trap

Golam Mostafa Jibon: Low-quality of electric cables or wires and different other equipments have turned into death trap. But, there is no headache of the authorities concerned.Fire accidents happen every day somewhere in the country including…

Dengue situation under control

Staff Correspondent: Dengue situation in the country is still under control this year due to the combined efforts of the ministry, city mayors and people, said LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam yesterday.“In the last two or…

Renewable energy needed for cutting cost in production

Mahfuja Mukul: At present, the power generation capacity in the country is about 24 thousand megawatts. Of this, the production capacity using renewable sources is about three percent. The cost of power generation is increasing globally.…

Malta to open visa office in Dhaka soon

Good news for job seekers Zamir Hussain from Malta: Malta, a member of the European Union, has stopped issuing visas to Bangladeshis for three months. About 300 Bangladeshi workers are not getting visas to visit the…

Hilsa production doubled in 5-yrs

Barguna Correspondent: Hilsa production has increased almost twice in five years. Not only hilsa, but also other sea fish production has increased. As a result, the revenue of the government has increased to Tk one crore…

500,000 investors leave capital market in a year

BSEC wrong policy responsible Mahfuz Emran: More than five lakh Beneficiary Owners (BO) accounts have been closed in the capital market of the country in a year. Share market related and analysts believe that such a…

Hydro-accumulators’ testing begins in Russia

Rooppur Nuke power plant Staff Correspondent: Hydraulic testing of half bodies of Passive Core Flooding System (PCFS) Hydro-accumulators begins at Petrozavodsk Branch of AEM-Technologies, Russia.These are intended for Power Unit – 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power…