REZAUL KARIM | 2024-10-19 00:00:00
The government has asked the central bank to set a 'roadmap' towards recovering around Tk8.74 billion of its climate fund, including principal amount and interest, stuck in crisis-ridden private bank Padma Bank, sources said.To this effect, the finance ministry issued...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-19 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 18: The cost of Matarbari Deep-sea Port at Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, has been revised up by 37 per cent or Tk 65.73 billion.The project cost has now stood at Tk 243.81 billion after the first revision that saw...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-10-18 00:00:00
Banks now get a free hand to remit various payments abroad sans prior approval from the central bank as the banking regulator relaxes the foreign- exchange rules.The Bangladesh Bank issued Thursday three notifications to this effect on hopes for a...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-10-18 00:00:00
The World Bank's latest Bangladesh Development Update report has mostly grim predictions and warnings for the country struggling to be equal to the task of overcoming the multifarious crises and steadying the ship on course of its cherished destiny. A...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 16: Gas supply from two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) at Moheshkhali will increase to 1,000 million cubic feet per day from today (Thursday) as an LNG-laden ship reached the facility on Wednesday.According to sources, the interim...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-10-17 00:00:00
Rising logistics costs are hiking the cost of doing business in Bangladesh and discouraging investors, stakeholders say and urge mapping out sector-wise predictable expenditures on this score.Both local and foreign investors are finding it difficult to estimate logistics expenses accurately...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-10-17 00:00:00
A steady rebound on the back of changed milieus helps Bangladesh see its gross foreign-exchange reserves climb over US$25 billion again amid tightfisted import payments and higher remittances, officials said. The forex reserves rose to $25.14 billion on October 15...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-17 00:00:00
The declining trend in the yields of Treasury bonds is unlikely to make a positive impact on the equity market as investors will be driven to safer schemes for better return.The interim government has started reducing the interest rates of...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-10-17 00:00:00
The rise in interest rates on bank loans, driven by the government's efforts to control inflation, is proving to be a double-edged sword. While containing inflation is critical, the relentless increase in borrowing costs is severely hurting businesses and dampening...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-10-17 00:00:00
Ethel Skakel Kennedy lived a lonely life in the five decades-plus since the assassination of her husband, Senator Robert Francis Kennedy, in June 1968. When she passed on last week at the ripe old age of ninety-six, obituaries on her...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 15: Production at the state-owned Chattogram Urea Fertiliser Company Limited (CUFL) resumed on Monday, eight months after it was suspended for unavailability of gas supply as well as for renovation of the machinery.The factory resumed its production after...
Md. Roushon Jamal | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
World Food Day 2024 echoes the call for a hunger-free world by 2030. With the theme 'Right to food for a better life and a better future', the global event will plan a resilient food system for a better future...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
The securities regulator has recently rejected a few proposals, including the issuance of placement shares to sponsor directors, considering the interest of general shareholders.At least three issuer companies proposed increasing their paid-up capital by floating new shares, but the Bangladesh...
NOWSHABA ACHAL | 2024-10-16 00:00:00
Palak PaneerTo make an easy palak paneer, start by blanching 3 cups of fresh spinach in boiling water for 2-3 minutes and transfer it to cold water to retain its colour. Blend the spinach into a smooth puree. After that,...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-10-15 00:00:00
A standing proposal gets the go-ahead from the interim government to begin formal negotiations towards signing on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), an emerging economic bloc encompassing the Asia-Pacific region, sources said.Commerce ministry Monday received the approved summary note...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-10-15 00:00:00
A cognitive psychologist and computer scientist, the British-Canadian, Geoffrey E. Hinton who along with the American, John J. Hopfield, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on October 8 is himself fearful of...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-10-15 00:00:00
Organised policing in Bangladesh has a history of around 200 years starting from the British colonial era. The constitution of the country, laws, rules and regulations including the Police Regulations, the Police Act, and the Code of Criminal Procedure form...
CAF Dowlah | 2024-10-15 00:00:00
In about three weeks, on November 5, 2024, Americans will head to the polls to elect the country’s 47th president. Every four years, regardless of circumstances—whether a president has been assassinated, incapacitated, or resigned—the United States (US) holds its presidential...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-10-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's tax intelligence moved to dig out data on former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury's wealth from the UK property-licensing authority to claim tax on it as the current hunt for siphoned-off assets gets going. Armed with provisions of the Income...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-10-14 00:00:00
Overall imports stay subdued, with over 5.0-percent fall in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal, under the hangover of recent austerity and businesses' 'wait-and-see posture' following political unrest.The deposed government had adopted a tightfisted stance on import amid...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-10-14 00:00:00
The International Rescue Committee (IRC), an organisation created in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, helps rebuild lives of people devastated by disasters and conflict. It claims that farmlands destroyed by droughts and floods attributable to global warming and...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2024-10-14 00:00:00
An incredible scale of patriotism demonstrated by Gen-Z females during the recent mass uprising in Bangladesh took many by surprise. Though both male and female students led from the front the protests amazingly, females' roles were what most people didn't...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 12: Breaking of old scrap ships is posing a serious threat to lives of workers who are engaged in the risky job without any safety measures. Shipbreaking is also polluting the environment alarmingly in the coastal area under...
Munima Sultana | 2024-10-13 00:00:00
Already delayed by a decade, the planned double-track railway project from Joydevpur to Ishwardi is likely to face a new implementation challenge as the current interim government is apparently unwilling to approve any high-cost project, insiders said.Bangladesh Railway, after several...
Abdullah-Aat-Tahmidus Siddiquee | 2024-10-13 00:00:00
WhetheR it is entrepreneurship, public service, social justice, or political reforms, the youth of Bangladesh have always come forward as advocates for sustainable and positive progress toward a brighter future. Their role as agents of change was also highlighted during...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-10-13 00:00:00
Fishermen of the country are a community time forgot. They are among the poorest of this poor country. They are also engaged in one of the most hazardous occupations. It is they who brace themselves for the deadliest storms and...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-10-13 00:00:00
After the fall of the Hasina-led autocratic regime in Bangladesh, a testament to the inspiring courage and unwavering determination of the students and youths, one of the critical areas that comes under focus is the current status of the press...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-10-12 00:00:00
Risky shipping in the Naf River due to the ongoing conflict at the Rakhine State of Myanmar close to Bangladesh border is posing a serious threat to the tourism sector of Saint Martin's Island.Uncertainty over sailing on the Teknaf-Saint Martin...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 11: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel which was built under the Karnaphuli river in the district has now become a white elephant due to a huge loss every day.Sources said the country's first-ever tunnel which was inaugurated last...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-10-12 00:00:00
The interim government has strongly started processing to access the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), an emerging economic bloc encompassing the Asia-Pacific region that represents one third of global GDP.The immediate-past ousted government halted the move to join the world's...
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