Gas crisis hampers RMG production
Industry Desk: Due to a lack of gas supply in industrial facilities, production in textile mills in several parts of Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur, and Chattogram has been seriously hampered.The millers are concerned that if…
Read More »So many news portals no needs in country
Staff Correspondent: Information and Broadcast Minister Hasan Mahmud has said that the country has no need so many news portals like mushroom.He said, “There is no need for the online news portals those do not really…
Read More »Per capita debt stands Tk24,890
Says Finance Minister Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s per capita external debt now stands at Tk24,890, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.The minister made the disclosure while responding to a question from Didarul Alam, a ruling party MP…
Read More »Bankers condemns misleading reports on BB Governor
Staff Correspondent: The Association of Bankers Bangladesh (ABB) yesterday slammed reports containing “misleading headlines and information” about its meeting with Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir.According to ABB, the reports published in media outlets allegedly misrepresented the…
Read More »Ctg customs to auction 100 lots of goods today
Ayub Ali from Ctg: Chattogram Custom House will put 100 lots of goods up for auction today.The products up for auction include 10 sedans and microbuses of Japanese Toyota and Nissan brands.The auction will be held…
Read More »Wheat production rises to 1000 pc in 50-yrs
Imports increased 116pc in 6-yrs Mahfuja Mukul: Wheat production and consumption in the country have increased significantly in 50 years. The annual wheat production in 1971 was only 112 metric tonns which has increased to 1300…
Read More »Rising sea-level to deprive 20m people of homes by 2050 in BD
Industry Desk: Around 17% of Bangladesh will be submerged by rising sea-levels by 2050, depriving 20 million people of their homes.UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet came up with the information at the 48th…
Read More »BB to launch Tk 3,000 crore agro loan refinance scheme
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank has decided to set up a Tk 3,000 crore refinance scheme for the agriculture sector to deal with the financial crisis caused by Covid-19 pandemic.“The Tk 3,000 crore fund, named “Agriculture Sector…
Read More »Garment workers concerned about their safety during Covid : Survey
Staff Correspondent: Some 84 per cent of the country’s garment workers had worries about Covid-19 pandemic during the first week of last month when they were called back to work amid a strict nationwide lockdown with…
Read More »Governance of financial sector needs to be improved
Says BB governor Staff Correspondent:The financial sector needs further improvement in governance, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir.He made the remark while speaking as the chief guest at an event organised yesterday to honour the top…
Read More »New police recruitment policy focuses on merit and physique: IGP
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh police force will hire only qualified people with merit and good physique as constables under a new recruitment policy, the country’s police chief said yesterday.The new policy has been formulated after reviewing the…
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