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Franchise bus run faces hurdles from crammed city terminals

Shifting three crammed inter-district bus terminals from Dhaka city virtually loses gear in land-acquisition hurdles, thus deterring route rationalization and franchise transport service in the capital. The land-acquisition process was launched for setting up five new depot-cum-terminals in city suburbs to dismantle the old terminals from where vehicles spill over...

Our next goal is to build Smart Bangladesh

Focusing on the progress of the country under the AL-led governments since 2009, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Friday the image of Bangladesh became brighter in the world arena in the last 14 years, reports UNB."Today none treats Bangladesh as a country of floods, droughts and disasters. Bangladesh is...

No respite from bone-chilling cold until tomorrow

Dhaka recorded 12.0-degree Celsius temperature on Friday, the lowest so far in the capital in this winter, according to the Met office officials.On Thursday, the capital recorded the temperature at 12.5 degrees Celsius. In 24 hours until 6:00 am on Friday, the lowest temperature was reported in Dhaka at 12.00...

New monetary stance inspires slim hopes for rate caps

The central bank may launch its half-yearly monetary policy stances for Bangladesh for H2 of this fiscal year on January 15, amidst skepticism on its efficacy with capped interest regime in place.The Bangladesh Bank high-ups will meet with leading economists and other stakeholders today (Saturday) at a hotel in Gulshan...

Mobile, internet users decline in BD

Numbers of both mobile and internet subscribers in the country continued to fall till November last year, statistics provided by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has showed. The subscribers' base considerably dropped in November last from the previous month, according to the latest BTRC data. The decline in subscribers...

Briefing 2023-01-07

New Year brings no cheer for investorsThe benchmark equity index retreated marginally at the end of the first trading week of 2023 as there is no sign of economic pain ending anytime soon. Buying activity remained subdued as investors are worried over what the country's economic condition will be in...