Growth despite lower edn, health spending puzzles economist
Economist Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud said Thursday Bangladesh's higher economic growth and better social indicators are a surprise amid low per capita public expenditure on education and health."I become puzzled when the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rises and social indicators show better improvement even after lower public investment in education...
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July-Dec exports grow by 7.15pc
The country's export earnings grew by 7.15 per cent to over US$ 17.91 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year comparing to the corresponding period of last fiscal.The aggregate export receipts during the July-December period of the FY 2017-18 were also slightly (0.23 per cent) up from...
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New NBR chief shares his plan on wider tax net
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) would focus on the residents, both tenants and flat owners, of different residential buildings in the capital to widen the tax net, the new NBR chief said on Thursday.All of them may not have tax files, but revenue collection would grow significantly, if they...
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Cold wave sweeps over parts of country
Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and the region of Srimangal, the Meteorological Department said on Thursday, report Agencies.According to its forecast, the cold wave may continue and spread over adjacent areas.Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the...
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Govt signs 200MW power purchase deals
State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Thursday inked deals to purchase around 200 megawatt (MW) of electricity for 15 years from a furnace oil-fired power plant of Desh Energy Chandpur Power Company Ltd.The plant, to be located in Chandpur, is expected to be commissioned by May 9 this year.Power Division...
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News Watch (05-01-2018)
Dhaka gets digital bus ticketing system Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday inaugurated the first ever digital ticketing system for city dwellers to travel by public buses. She inaugurated the ticketing system through videoconferencing with the officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) and passengers from her official Ganabhaban residence. The...
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Prayer Timings-(05-01-2018)
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A teacher braves the biting cold to say Fazr prayers
A teacher braves the biting cold to say Fazr prayers on Thursday in front of the National Press Club where the teachers of non-MPO educational institutions continue hunger strike. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
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