Main cause of dollar crisis Mahfuz Emran: Shamsul Alam, the former Minister of State for Planning, said that $7 to $8 billion or Tk 81,000 to Tk 92 thousand crore are smuggled out of the country…

Country now thrives on cultivated foreign fruits

Staff Correspondent: Dragon fruit, once an exotic import from Central and South America, is now widely available in local shops across Bangladesh. Once a luxury for the upper class due to its high price, dragon fruit…

6,558 families at risk in Chattogram hills

Special Correspondent: Approximately 6,558 families are living in precarious conditions across 26 hills in Chattogram. Of these hills, 16 are owned by various government agencies, and 10 are privately owned. Illegal electricity and water connections have…

Bangladesh to face challenges of post LDC graduation

Zarif Mahmud: Bangladesh will enter the list of developing countries from least developed countries (LDC) in 2026. After transitioning to a developing country, the benefits that Bangladesh has been getting so far in business will be…

Khaleda cannot be sent abroad for treatment under current law

Says Law Minister Staff Correspondent: Khaleda Zia, who has been hospitalised multiple times in recent months due to her deteriorating health, was released from jail on 25 March 2020.There is no legal provision allowing BNP Chairperson…

Ghost electricity bills hampering public interest

Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Electricity, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that sometimes ghost bills can happen due to technical and non-technical reasons. He said that various steps have been taken to ensure that…

Waker-Uz-Zaman takes over as Army chief

Staff Correspondent: General Waker-Uz-Zaman officially assumed office as the Army Chief of Bangladesh on Sunday.His tenure as Army chief will last for the next three years, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).General Waker-Uz-Zaman succeeds General…

Govt plans to borrow Tk 2.5 tr for budgetary support in FY 2025

Mahfuja Mukul: Government’s dependence on debt to meet development and operational expenditure is increasing. The government has planned to borrow more than Tk 2.5 lakh crore from domestic and foreign sources to meet the deficit expenditure…

Make a Green Bangladesh: PM

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the countrymen to make a “Green Bangladesh” by planting trees in large numbers.“We have to plant trees as much as we can…

Prices of spices on fire around Eid

Zarif Mahmud: Eid al-Adha is just one day later. Around this Eid, the spice market has been disrupted for about two and a half months. Selling at extra cost.The situation is such that the buyer has…

All set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow

Staff Correspondent: All preparations have been completed to celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, on Thursday across the country with due solemnity and religious fervor.Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th…