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Welcome Pahela Baishakh

This Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year of 1426 BS, is coming against the backdrop of some good news about the economy of the country. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has taken the top spot in Asia in terms of rate of growth, the country is...

Saving banks from swelling bad loans

The Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR), released last week by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), advised Bangladesh to give topmost importance to addressing the issue of non-performing loans (NPLs) in order to ensure financial stability in the country. Many nations have tackled the problem by developing a secondary market for...

Preserving the age-old image of mangoes

Pahela Baishakh, the Bangla New Year, is being celebrated today amid traditional festivity. A nationwide festival, it is the greatest one centring on the Bangla heritage and culture. The opening month of Baishakh has for ages been associated with many other aspects of Bangla culture. One of them is its...

Shuvo nababarsha!

Today is Pahela Baishakh - the first day of 1426 BS. The people are in a festive mood and celebrating the occasion with elaborate programmes all over the country. There are traditional melas along with ultra-modern Baishakhi concerts.Baishakhi melas are at the heart of the Bengali culture. Dolls and flutes...

Speedy justice for Nusrat

Demonstrations demanding justice for Nusrat Jahan Rafi, a madrasa student of Feni, is continuing in different parts of the country. The gruesome murder has made a deep wound on society and everyone is aghast with the nature of the crime. If we cannot protect the weak and ensure justice for...

Overseas job market shrinking

A Bangla daily reports that the number of outbound Bangladeshi workers continues to fall. In 2018, total 7,34,181 workers from Bangladesh went abroad legally. In 2017, the figure was 10,08,525. In the first quarter of the last year (January to March), the export of human resource was 2,04,201 whereas in...