AFD to provide Bangladesh $50m loan for energy sector
Staff Correspondent:A loan agreement was signed under which the French Development Agency (AFD), France would provide 50 million soft loans to Bangladesh for the ‘Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and Women Entrepreneurship’ linked projects.Fatima Yasmin, secretary, Economic…
Read More »12 officers quizzed by ACC on fraud at FAS Finance
Industry Desk: Some12 FAS Finance officials were quizzed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) about the purported fraud committed by Prashant Kumar (PK) Haldar, former managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL), who fled…
Read More »August 15 is a scandalous chapter in nation’s history
Staff Correspondent: President Md Abdul Hamid has said August 15 is regarded as a scandalous chapter in the history of Bengali nation as on this fateful night of 1975, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
Read More »PM for turning grief of loss of Bangabandhu into strength
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon all for turning the grief of the loss of Bangabandhu into strength to build a non-communal, hunger-poverty free prosperous Golden Bangladesh as dreamt by the Father of…
Read More »Unbridled price hike of construction materials barring development
Golam Mostafa Jibon:Unbridled price hike of different construction materials particularly rod and cement has caused of serious obstruction to the country’s development activities during the corona pandemic.Contractors said, they cannot adjust with the previous contracts of…
Read More »Nation to observe National Mourning Day today
Staff Correspondent: The nation is set to observe the National Mourning Day and 46th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today (15 August) in a befitting manner with due respect.Father of…
Read More »Stock market regulator raises limit for loan against investment
Staff Correspondent: People can now take loans up to 80 per cent of their investment in the stock market if the benchmark index crosses past 7,000 points and stays in between 8,000.Earlier, investors were allowed to…
Read More »BD still 2nd largest exporter of RMG
Industry Desk: With apparel export earnings of $15.91 billion, Bangladesh reclaimed its second position as RMG products exporters from Vietnam during the January-June period of 2021.In 2020, Bangladesh lost its second position in terms of clothing…
Read More »FDI in textile and weaving sector jumps by 11pc in ’20
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in the textile and weaving sector in 2020 amounted to $271 million, an 11% increase from the previous year. According to Bangladesh Bank data, in 2020 Bangladesh received…
Read More »Bangladesh seeks Korean assistance on environment and climate change issues
Industry Desk:Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister M Shahab Uddin yesterday sought South Korea’s help in implementing all the ambitious activities related to the environment and climate change.“At least 4 billion US dollars are being spent…
Read More »JS body for identifying corrupt officials of Bangladesh Biman
Staff Correspondent: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday suggested identifying the corrupt officials of Bangladesh Biman in ticketing and ground handling of passengers.The committee also requested the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism to…
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