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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Bringing back laundered money after tax illegal

Dr Mohammad Farasuddin Staff Correspondent: Renowned economist, Personal Associate of Bangabandhu and former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Mohammad Farasuddin said the proposal to bring back the laundered money after paying tax is unethical and illegal.“The…

Wahiduddin Mahmud criticizes proposed budget for FY 2023

Industry Desk: Renowned economist Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said it is ridiculous that the low-income people have been kept under income tax in black and white avoiding any effective measures to tackle the tax dodging of tens…