Apparel work orders drop by 40 per cent
Mahfuz Emran: Garment export factories are forced to reduce production due to various reasons including the ongoing energy crisis. On the other hand, their export orders have decreased by 30 to 40 percent. At this time,…
Read More »5 protestors killed
Over 300 injured Industry Desk: The quota movement for thefifth day was continuing yesterday and has spread over the country. Al least five students have been killed in Chittagong, Dhaka and Rangpur and over 300 others…
Read More »Slogans not good but context should be kept in mind
Professor Asif Nazrul Controversial Slogan: Opinion Staff Correspondent: Our Prime Minister is the age of the grandparents of those who are protesting. He is the guardian of the state. The question should be asked whether the…
Read More »Both sides gave speeches-slogans with emotion
Prof. AK Azad Chowdhury Controversial Slogan: Opinion Staff Correspondent: The speech given by the Prime Minister,she gave under emotion. She saw the nature of the liberation war, Razakar saw, saw the liberation war, the whole family…
Read More »Central bank supervision weakening day by day
Dissatisfaction among officials Staff Correspondent: Weak supervision is one of the reasons for the distress of the banking sector. The central bank is facing criticism for not taking the right policy at the right time. Many…
Read More »Contractionary monetary policy to be unveiled today
Aim of reducing inflation Zarif Mahmud: While inflation is falling around the world, it is rising in Bangladesh. There is a dollar crisis in the market. There is no money in the banks. The main responsibility…
Read More »Debt repayment and cost saving major challenge
Finance Dept’s Performance Report Staff Correspondent: The finance department sees the big challenge in reducing debt and interest payments and sound management of public expenditure. Besides, keeping the pace of the economy normal is also identified…
Read More »Govt wants to ban 17 plastic products
Mahfuja Mukul: The government is taking initiatives to stop the use of 17 types of plastic products in the country. For this purpose, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has already issued a notification.Every…
Read More »UK announces £30,000 aid flood-affected communities
Staff Correspondent: The UK is providing £30,000 or Tk 4.5 crores of vital humanitarian assistance to support flood-affected communities in Sylhet, where over three million people have been impacted and 260,000 are displaced.The current flooding in…
Read More »National team stars Tawhid and Shoriful urge an end to bloodshed
Industry Desk: Tawhid Hridoy and Shoriful Islam, two stars of the Bangladesh national cricket team, took to social media to urge an end to the bloodshed surrounding the ongoing student protests. The protests, demanding reform of…
Read More »Foreign national detained with 4 kgs of Cocaine at Chattogram airport
Chattogram Correspondent: Law enforcement agencies arrested a Bahamian national along with 4 kgs of cocaine at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Monday.The arrestee was identified as Stelia Santayee. Mohammad Ibrahim, public relations officer of the…
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