Good dividend even fails to attract investors
Banks’ share in capital market Mahfuz Emran: In the last two years, the tendency to pay cash dividends has increased among banks offering bonus shares. At the same time, the overall rate of dividend payment has…
Read More »Banks are shy of capital
market investmentDespite BB instruction Staff Correspondent: Though the investment volume of banks in the capital market has increased, many are still far away from their investment limit.Despite the policy relaxation and enforcement of Bangladesh Bank (BB), 36…
Read More »Titas working to curb challenges
Though, there are many allegations against Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, some officers of the company led by Managing Director (MD) Engineer Harunur Rashid Mollah are trying to do better with a view to…
Read More »Over 3m holidaymakers to leave Dhaka daily for Eid
Staff Correspondent: The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh (PWAB) has called for measures to protect the millions of homebound travellers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr from harassment and to stop transport operators from charging extortionate fares.The organisation also…
Read More »Bangladesh calls for support for sustainable development
Staff Correspondent: Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam has urged the development partners to join hands with the government to adopt innovative policy in order to provide the poor and vulnerable with the instruments for a sustainable…
Read More »How long the Pakistan generals move power?
Farhad Chowdhury: Pakistan’s military thinks they can keep the country stable. But this is their biggest misconception. In the last 75 years, no civilian government has been in power in the country. The country is becoming…
Read More »Coral reefs survival at stake: Unesco
Staff Correspondent: The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless more is done to make them resilient to warming oceans, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
Read More »Potentials of Blue Economy in Bangladesh
Ocean renewable energy Greening coastal belt/delta planning: This will help reduce wind pressure of cyclones and also solidification of new lands. Mangrove in the Sunderbans comprising of 577,040 hectares provide livelihood to about 7.5 million people,…
Read More »Tourism sector incurs Tk 60,000 crore loss
1.5 lakh people lost jobs Staff Correspondent: The country’s hospitality and tourism sector has suffered a loss of Tk 60,000 crore due to the Covid-19 epidemic. Besides, about 1 lakh 41 thousand people in this sector…
Read More »Largest shelter project in Kasba
All facilities under one umbrella Brahmanbaria Correspondent: Over 400 red-green houses are being constructed on 12.35 acres of land in Mankashair area of Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria. About 300 workers are working together in this project.…
Read More »Spain wants to invest in Bhanga-Payra rail project
Staff Correspondent: Spain has expressed interest in financing the construction of a new railway line from Bhanga in Faridpur to Payra. At the same time, the Spanish Ambassador to Dhaka has also expressed interest in supplying…
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