Call money market overheated ahead of Eid
Staff Correspondent : Commercial banks are increasing their borrowing levels to cope with the liquidity crunch. At the beginning of this month, on Monday, the commercial banks borrowed Tk 25,006.45 crore from the central bank under…
Read More »Education costs rising abnormally
Creates pressure on parents Mohiuddin Farazi: I believe that education expenditure has increased due to the increase in commodity prices in the country. Along with the increase in the price of all things, the cost of…
Read More »33 banks and 6 NBFIs face punishment
Staff Correspondent: Scheduled Banks and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFIs) are lending to each other in call money (overnight) to meet the pressure of liquidity crunch. There is no need to comply with the maximum interest limit…
Read More »Gas-based power plants at high risk of gas shortage
Mahfuz Emran : Electricity generated with gas is the least expensive at Tk 6 per unit. On the other hand, oil-based power generation cost is more than Tk 15 per unit. But despite the capacity, it…
Read More »Launch preparing for Eid passengers
Mahfuz Emran : Due to the effect of Padma Bridge, the number of passengers in the southern region has decreased. The passenger crisis has reached such a level that several launches have already been forced to…
Read More »Fire loss increasing lack of supervision
Zarif Mahmud : From garment factories, godowns, factories, hospitals and slums to skyscrapers, nothing is spared from the flames. According to the information of the fire service, the construction of the building or structure is not…
Read More »Over 16 lakh families don’t have shelters
Mahfuja Mukul : More than 16 lakh families of the country do not have their own houses. That is, they do not have any residence anywhere in the country to live. They live in someone’s house…
Read More »Smooth passage to a developing country a challenge for BD
Says Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Special Correspondent: Former Foreign Adviser to the Caretaker government Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury yesterday said that the immediate challenge for Bangladesh is for a smooth passage to a developing country status…
Read More »Banks facing acute liquidity crisis ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr
Mahfuja Mukul: Ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, there is a severe liquidity crisis in commercial banks. The pressure to withdraw cash from the bank has increased. Banks in crisis have borrowed record amounts to deal with…
Read More »Stock market lost over Tk 100,000cr capital
Staff Correspondent: The country’s stock market is in a continuous decline. Investors are losing their invested capital every day due to falling prices. This price decline has been going on for more than two months. In…
Read More »Economic crisis maybe long lasting
Mahfuz Emran: In the context of the global economic situation, the negative impact of the ongoing crisis on the domestic macroeconomics is being prolonged. These include rising inflation, pressure on foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate…
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