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Authority abuses power to misplace FDR with cash-strapped FBL

The Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) authority has abused their entrusted power in collusion with each other, taking advantage of the loopholes in the Climate Change Trust Act 2010, climate activists alleged.They demanded reconstitution of the trustee board by incorporating independent and non-partisan members, especially professionals having expertise in fund...

Costlier agri-inputs push up Boro farming cost

A substantial increase in the prices of different agri-inputs has pushed up the cost of Boro plantation across the country this year, according to agriculturists and farmers.They also fear it may hike rice prices further in the markets.Under such unexpected circumstances, experts have called upon the authorities concerned to remain...

Pahela Falgun dawns amid festivity

People of all ages, youths in particular, greeted Pahela Falgun, the first day of the spring, with festivity and joy on Tuesday. Dressed in yellow and adorned with colourful flowers like shimul, polash and marigold, women along with men and children thronged different spots in the city such as Bangla...

Over 77pc fish farmers lack access to credit from banks

Some 77.3 per cent of aquaculture farmers in the country cannot access credit from banks for a lack of collateral, a study has revealed.As a result, many of them are compelled to borrow from various other sources, including NGOs, at a much higher rate of interest, often leading to severe...

A tea-cup in a storm

The Queen of the United Kingdom appoints distinguished individuals to counsel on legal matters that may or may not be restricted to her queendom. That's why Ajmalul Hossain has to be listened to. Yet, his latest statement that the Dr Farashuddin-led committee's report on the Bangladesh Bank's forex reserve heist...

India vaccination rate up 18pc in 10 yrs but still trails China, BD

More Indian babies are receiving all basic vaccinations than a decade ago, a sign of better-educated mothers and better healthcare. But India still lags China, which vaccinated more than 90 per cent of its children, and a host of emerging nations, reports business-standard.com Monday.In 2015-16, 62 per cent Indian children...

India’s NTPC to supply 300MW power to BD

Indian state-owned power producer NTPC has won a contract to supply 300MW power to Bangladesh for 15 years, reports PTI.NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam, a wholly-owned subsidiary of India's biggest power producer, emerged the lowest bidder in the tender invited by Bangladesh Power Development Board or BPDB, NTPC said in a...