India-Bangladesh relation not comparable with China
Amitabh Bhattsali : Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, who is visiting India, said that although China is Bangladesh’s development partner, there is no comparison between India-Bangladesh relations with Dhaka’s relations with them or any other country.…
Read More »City bus owners face loss for metro rail
Staff Correspondent : The Dhaka city bus owners are in trouble as they are incurring losses after the launching of metro rail services on the Mirpur and Abdullahpur routes in the capital.The bus owners are complaining…
Read More »Govt looking fora way to return exam system
Zarif Mahmud : The absence of tests in the new curriculum has sparked criticism from parents. Demands have been raised that the entire curriculum should be cancelled. The parents also joined the movement to demand the…
Read More »Tk 5,665 cr special bonds of 24 banks
For electricity subsidy Zarif Mahmud : The Finance Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with 24 banks regarding the issue of bonds for payment of power sector subsidies. The agreement was signed between 24 banks,…
Read More »Panic across the border
Enayet Karim : One by one areas in Myanmar are being lost to the junta forces. Members of the country’s army, border guards, BGP, police and other agencies are largely helpless against the insurgent armed groups.…
Read More »Govt borrowing from ITFC by depositing BB reserves
Special Correspondent : The Department of Energy and Mineral Resources has signed a loan agreement of $2.1 billion with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a subsidiary of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). Bangladesh will…
Read More »11,000 complaints against mobile cos
Staff Correspondent : In 2023, more than 11,000 complaints were made by customers against the country’s mobile phone operator companies. These complaints have been submitted to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The regulator said that…
Read More »World sees first 12 months above 1.5C warming
Staff Correspondent: Earth has endured 12 months of temperatures 1.5C hotter than the pre-industrial era for the first time on record, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday, in what scientists called a “warning to humanity”.Storms, drought and…
Read More »Tricks of rice traders run despite warning
Staff Correspondent : The price of rice in the market increased suddenly during the election last month. Increasingly, the price of rice at the retail level increases up to Tk 6. The food minister called the…
Read More »Bangladesh forwarding for high-cost loans
Zarif Mahmud : Being a Least Developed (LDC) and low-income country, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan once gave Bangladesh loans at very low interest rates. However, interest rates on loans from these…
Read More »Summer doesn’t start but load shedding started
Rabiul Haque : The summer season is yet to be started but load shedding already started. Electricity demand is much lower than in summer. A maximum of 8,000 megawatts per day. An average of 10,500 megawatts…
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