April 18, 2022
Next budget size to be Tk 6,77,874cr; Govt advised on macroeconomic pressures from Russia-Ukraine war
The Finance Division has recommended that the government avoid hard-term loans and discourage import of luxury goods to cope with macroeconomic pressures arising from the Russia-Ukraine war.
April 7, 2022
Borrowing money to get easier
A borrower will no longer need to depend on immovable properties to get a bank loan, with the government moving to ease the lending system by allowing moveable properties -- such as savings...
April 2, 2022
More woes for low-income people
The rising prices of essentials ahead of Ramadan has dealt a fresh blow to the people with limited income.
March 28, 2022
Justice Sinha ‘has 3-storey building in New Jersey’
Seven months after tendering his resignation on November 10, 2017 from the post of chief justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha had bought a three-storied building in the US for $280,000.
March 24, 2022
Power division named for Swadhinata Padak
The power division will receive this year’s Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) for its outstanding job of bringing cent percent of the country under electricity coverage, said power division...
March 23, 2022
Tk 5,132 crore projects as per MPs’ demand
The government is going to repair religious establishments and build new bridges across the country following longstanding demands from lawmakers.
March 17, 2022
Bowing before bureaucrats
On a day in early 2017, an ACC commissioner (investigation) ordered an assistant director to rush to Narail’s Lohagara upazila and probe a graft allegation centring on the social safety net programme.
March 16, 2022
Ramadan price shock: Family cards may ease it a little
As the prices of daily essentials continue to soar, the government has decided to sell several essential goods at subsidised prices to 88 lakh selected low-income families outside the capital from...
March 9, 2022
Chandpur University: Land scam by AL men ‘may be true’
Uncertainty looms over the planned launching of academic activities at Chandpur Science and Technology University (CSTU) this year as the land acquisition process remains stalled over alleged price...
March 9, 2022
How are the poor coping with price hike of essentials?
No matter how hard Md Shaon, a day labourer, and his wife, a domestic help, work, their attempts fall short against the skyrocketing price to make ends meet for their family of five.