Opting for cluster development of power plants

To materialise the government's plan for ensuring quality power supply for the consumers, several power plant projects, especially coal and LNG-fired power plants, are being built at the coastal areas of the country. Bangladesh, where land is increasingly scarce due to a burgeoning population, needs huge investment for power generation...

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Monetary matters

What do we know about the Bangladesh economy: gross domestic product (GDP) is growing rapidly at 7.65 per cent; there is full employment by the usual measures; inflation remains high at 5.5-6 per cent; the balance of payments is shifting into deficit with rapidly growing imports [25.20 per cent for...

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