Govt in pressure of $1b foreign debt repayment
First 3-months of this year Zarif Mahmud: The amount of foreign debt of Bangladesh has decreased. In the first three months of this year (January-March), the foreign debt status of Bangladesh has decreased to $99.30 billion.…
Read More »Top 20 defaulters hold Tk 35,000cr
Staff Correspondent: The top 20 defaulting institutions owe about Tk 35,000 crore to various banks. In this list, there are names of various groups including Saad Musa Group, Anontex Group, Crescent Group, Maisha Group, Ratanpur Group…
Read More »Govt’s deposits in bank decreasing
Mahfuz Emran: Due to the impact of economic recession, the government’s deposit status in banks has significantly decreased. From September of last year to March of this year, government deposits in banks have decreased by Tk…
Read More »No immediate solution over Teesta water deal
Mamata expressed her displeasure Asifiqbal Thakoor, Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the swearing-in ceremony on June 9 as Narendra Modi was elected as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. She then left…
Read More »Potato price hiked by Tk 10 in a month
Staff Correspondent: The price of potatoes is increasing. In the last one month, the price of vegetable food products in the market of the capital has increased by Tk 10 per kg. Retail traders claim that…
Read More »Millions of settlers in hills are at risk
Ayub Ali, Ctg: The central bus terminal at the entrance to the tourist town of Cox’s Bazar. From there, the four-lane road of Kalatali tourism zone passes through the mountains. On both sides of the road…
Read More »Education system must ensure learning with joy: PM Hasina
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government wants to develop an education system in the country so that the students can pursue their studies with interest and joy.“There should be an education…
Read More »Foreigners remit 130.6 m from BD in first 10 months of FY 2023-24
Staff Correspondent: Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali on Monday said Indians living in Bangladesh took away 50.60 million dollars to their country in the first ten months of the running 2023-24 financial year.At the same…
Read More »Time expired loan stood at Tk 257,392cr
Total default loan now Tk 4,39,687 cr Zarif Mahmud: According to the data of Bangladesh Bank, the amount of time expired loans at the end of March this year stood at Tk 2 lakh 57 thousand…
Read More »Doubts over third tranche of IMF loan
Reserves far below target Staff Correspondent: Dollar crisis has been going on in the country for a long time. Various initiatives are not solving this problem. Central bank is selling a lot of dollars in the…
Read More »13.36pc revenue budget owed to two institutions
Dues of Petrobangla-BPC Mahfuz Emran: The revenue due to the two institutions is about Tk 54 thousand crores. This money is not being collected for years. Although the meeting and decision to collect dues did not…
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