Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi: Bangladesh and India have signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate and improve connectivity with the northeastern states of India using Bangladesh’s railways. The neighboring country is going to take this opportunity due…

IMF lauds Bangladesh’s progress against NPLs

Staff Correspondent: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed Bangladesh for progress in creating a roadmap to reduce the non-performing loans (NPLs).“Priorities should focus on reducing NPLs, implementing risk-based supervision, and enhancing corporate governance. In this…

Reserves falling continues Net reserves now $12.8 b

Zarif Mahmud: At the end of last April, Bangladesh’s net international reserve (NIR) fell to $12.8 billion according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Balance of Payments or BPM-6 system. At the end of June 2023…

RMG export to EU rises by 2pc in 11 months

Staff Correspondent: Garment export to the European Union (EU) rose by 2 percent year-on-year to $21.64 billion in the July-May period of the current fiscal year.Shipments to Spain, France, Netherlands, Poland and Denmark grew by 6.23…

Mendipathar to be Meghalaya’s railway gateway to Kolkata via Bangladesh

Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi: Mendipathar, the sole railway station in Meghalaya, is poised to establish a crucial link with West Bengal following the Indian Railways’ recent approval of the Final Location Survey (FLS) for 14 new railway…

Bank accounts of housewives swelling

Mahfuz Emran: The court ordered the freezing of the bank accounts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his related interests due to allegations of illegal wealth acquisition and corruption. Although the investigation…

Over Tk 10 cr worth of fake medicines spreading in market

Farhad Chowdury: Starting from the capital Dhaka to the remote rural villages, various types of fake medicines are spreading. According to intelligence information, at least 15 gangs based in Old Dhaka and Barisal are manufacturing fake…

Info of 50 m citizens leaked on dark web!

Circulates tender to for sale Special Correspondent: Data of 50 million citizens stored in the government’s ‘Sukrasha’ vaccination management system for Covid-19 is feared to be leaked on the dark web. Recently, a site was also…

Foreign investors need competitive policy support

Mahfuja Mukul: The accumulated debt of the government from internal sources has exceeded Tk 8.5 lakh crore. In one year, the amount of loan taken by the government from this source has increased by more than…

Doubts about achieving export targets in FY25

Mahfuja Mukul: Against the export target of $600 billion, the income in the first 11 months of the current financial year was $515.43crore, which is 8.47 percent less than the target.To achieve the target for the…

Teesta deal notpossible without West Bengal

Says Mamata Industry Desk: Chief minister of the West Bengal state in India, Mamata Banerjee, has said while they have love for Bangladesh, it will not be possible to allow the implementation of the Teesta deal.…