Rabiul Haque: Delhi or Beijing – who is leaning towards Dhaka? In the changed geo-political situation as well as the world reality, between the two arch-rivals of Asia, India and China, who is more attracted to…

BB emphasises debt strategy for boosting reserves

Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh Bank is trying to pull up the reserves that have been at the bottom for a long time by borrowing. As a part of this, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank,…

40,000 families at landslide risk due to heavy rain

Mohammed Ali, BandarbanThree days of continuous heavy rains have raised the risk of landslides in Bandarban. Along with that, about 40 thousand families are living at risk at the foot of the hill in 7 upazilas.According…

BD received $23.91b in FY 2023-24:BB

Remittance hits 47-month high Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has received US$ 23.915 billion in remittances for the fiscal year 2023-24, ending on June 30, marking the second highest remittance inflow in a fiscal year to date.MdMezbaulHaque, Executive…

Corruption-money laundering the silent killer of economy

Enayet Karim: Corruption is always more or less a topic of discussion in the country. Corruption and money laundering are the most talked about topics in recent times. Unfortunately, and disappointingly for the citizens of the…

RMG exports boosting in new markets

Farhad Chowdhury: The overall export earnings of the ready-made garment sector increased by 2.86 percent in the first 11 months of the current financial year, but the revenue in non-traditional markets increased by 6.47 percent. Relatively…

BPDB lost electricity demand in Chittagong

47pc of electricity remain unutilized: CPD Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has lost consumers demand in Chittagong despite having huge industrial units in the division. Chittagong witnessed almost 43 percent of industrial units but…

Gold worth Tk 91,000 cr smuggled yearly in BD

Weak baggage rule main cause Zarif Mahmud: Those concerned say that gold smuggling has become a tactic by taking advantage of baggage rules. As the days go by, the tactics of gold smuggling have also changed.Ali…

Risk of severe flooding feared

Staff Correspondent: Before the flood in Sylhet region is over, there is fear of heavy flood again across the country. Due to climate change and global warming, and monsoon activity during the normal monsoon period, the…

JS passes Tk 7,97,000 cr budget for FY 2024-25

Staff Correspondent: The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) yesterday passed the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for FY25 with a prime focus on maintaining economic stability and augmenting steps to materialise the government’s “Smart Bangladesh” vision.Despite the global…

Bureaucrats are in panic

Corrupt officials worried Honest are uncomfortable Staff Correspondent: There is panic among the corrupt officials and employees of various government departments as the information of large amount of illegal wealth of several officials including former IGP…