Many people emerge as vaccine traders overnight
Staff Correspondent: Many people at home and abroad have emerged as traders of Covid vaccine, foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka yesterday.‘Many people contact us to provide Russian vaccines, but Russia claims…
Read More »Fresh health sector investments need govt incentives
Indian investors are eager to invest in Bangladesh with the aim to bring a development in the health sector to curb ongoing corona pandemic Golam Mostafa Jibon: Though, the incumbent government has given highest priority to…
Read More »Modi expresses gratitude to Sheikh Hasina
Minto Poddar: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his gratitude to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina for celebrating International Day of Yoga every year in Bangladesh.“I wish to extend through your good offices, my deepest…
Read More »IFIC Bank faces Tk 665 m capital shortfall till 2020
No cash dividend paid to shareholders in 5-yrs Staff Correspondent: First generation private sector IFIC Bank once again has been facing economic debacle due to the wrong operation and direction. Overall performance of the bank has…
Read More »People getting benefits of Digital BD: Palak
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak said 17 crore people across the country are getting the benefits of Digital Bangladesh.“Even 12 years ago, we were a low-income country. With PM…
Read More »Electricity prices up 118pc in last 11 years
Staff Correspondent: Wholesale price of electricity has increased by 118% and retail price by 89.63 % in the last 11 years, speakers said during a webinar yesterday.The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) and Voktakantho organized the…
Read More »Bangladesh rolls out Pfizer vaccine at 3 Dhaka centers
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh yesterday started administering the first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at three centers in Dhaka to fight off Covid-19.The vaccine is being administered first at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Sheikh Russel Gastro-liver…
Read More »FDI in Bangladesh fell 10.8pc in 2020
Industry Desk: Foreign direct investment in Bangladesh dropped 10.8% to $2.6 billion in 2020. Except for India, all other countries in South Asia observed negative growth in FDI inflows, according to an annual report prepared by…
Read More »Germany to provide EUR 339.54m to Bangladesh under two deals
Industry Desk: Germany will provide EUR 339.54 million or approximately Tk 3463.3 crore technical and financial cooperation support to Bangladesh for development projects in various sectors.Bangladesh and Germany on Sunday signed the financial and technical agreements…
Read More »15 mm rain submerge parts of Dhaka city
Likely to continue Staff Correspondent: Torrential monsoon rain swamped many parts of the capital yesterday, disrupting public movement and triggering a traffic chaos.According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, 12mm of rain was recorded in the last…
Read More »USAID launches $17m clean energy project in BD
Industry Desk: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday launched a $17 million five-year, flagship clean project to improve access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy systems and promote transparent and efficient energy markets in…
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