Govt earnestly trying to alleviate poverty: Mannan
Staff Correspondent: Planning Minister MA Mannan yesterday said that the government under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been earnestly trying to alleviate poverty and eradicate hunger from the country through…
Read More »BB’s early warning tools to check banks’ health
Staff Correspondent: The central bank has introduced a mechanism to promote financial stability and maintain public confidence in the financial system, offering both challenges and opportunities.It introduced a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework on Tuesday by…
Read More »Justice, freedom can’t be ignored for dev
Says Prof OsmaniStaff Correspondent: Freedom and justice cannot be ignored for development as the absence of justice even leads to a negative impact on the development, said SR Osmani, professor of development economics at the University…
Read More »IFC pays tribute to Atiqur Rahman Salu
Staff Correspondent: The International Farakka Committee (IFC) is deeply saddened by the sudden demise of Atiqur Rahman Salu, a valiant freedom fighter, leader of Bangladesh’s water-environment movement and Chairman of IFC. Salu had been suffering from…
Read More »Tk 4,232 crore have to pay as capacity charge
Despite plants will remain shut Zarif Mahmud: Currently, the power generation capacity in the country is 25,951 MW. Four more power plants of 729 MW are scheduled to be connected to the national grid this month.…
Read More »Foreign debt reached at an alarming level
Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed: Foreign debt has emerged as a major liability reaching $100 billion. Paying off this debt will not be easy. At the current level of reserves and in the future if the reserves do…
Read More »Buyer’s fear of ban Not placing new order
Uncertainty in Bangladesh RMG sector Mahfuja Mukul: After the United States announced a new labor policy to protect labor rights, the entrepreneurs of the garment industry in Bangladesh are worried. This time the anxiety increased a…
Read More »Banks taken Tk 53,000cr liquidity support from BB
Mahfuz Emran: In this period of high inflation, people’s saving power has decreased. Due to lack of trust, many are withdrawing money from the bank and keeping it in their hands. Again, against the sale of…
Read More »Education lightening remote mountains
Bihari Chakma, Rangamati: High and low hills all around. A bamboo house hangs over him. Severe fresh water shortage. Electricity is a problem. Herbal treatmentis the hope in sickness and adversity. The way of travel is…
Read More »Travelers’ life becoming miserable for offload seal
Special Correspondent: Habibur Rahman, astudent of a college in Uttara. Although Bangladeshi by birth, his original residence is in the North-24 Parganas of Kolkata. His maternal grandfather’s family members live there. Recently got a long vacation…
Read More »Why pressure of paying foreign debt increasing?
Farhad Chowdhury: Worries about repaying foreign debt are increasing. The repayment amount has doubled in a span of one year. And the amount of interest payment is more than double. This pressure to repay the foreign…
Read More »