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Railway employees active in illicit ticket operations
Staff Correspondent : Despite repeated measures, the black market of railway tickets can’t be stopped. As ticketing systems become more modern, so do the types of crimes. Due to the involvement of some railway officials and employees, the tickets became black market from the day of release of advance tickets.…
Read More »Size of revised budget stood at Tk 47,367 cr
Mahfuja Mukul : The government announced an ambitious budget of Tk 761,785 crore for the current financial year. However, due to financial crisis, this time its size has been reduced to Tk 47,367 crores. Along with operating expenses, development expenses have also been cut. Excluded is the allocation of the…
Read More »Islampur waiting for the buyer
Mohiuddin Farazi : Islampur, which is known as the capital’s largest wholesale market, has been booming in sales since 10 days before Shab-e-barat. Business is in full swing for 12-13 days. As such, wholesale sales are at the final stage. However, compared to the last time, the leaders of the…
Read More »Rice under control of truck syndicate
Instability in markets Ayub Ali, Ctg: After onion and sugar, instability has started in wholesale rice market in Chittagong. Which has an impact on the retail market as well. In one of Chittagong’s Chaktai and Pahartali wholesale markets, the price of rice in a 50 kg sack has increased by…
Read More »Cash dollars deposit increasing in banks
Staff Correspondent : Cash dollars have started to rise in recent times as expatriates have been allowed to accumulate dollars in banks with special dividend benefits. If the amount of keeping dollars continues to increase in this way, naturally the cash dollar reserves in the bank will also increase. But…
Read More »Middlemen are main problem
Dr Mohammad Farasuddin Staff Correspondent : Prominent economist and former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Mohammad Farasuddin said middlemen, defaulters and money launderers are the main problems in Bangladesh. It was because of them that the famine of the seventy-fourth century was caused. Because of them, $7 billion of Bangladesh…
Read More »Wife accused of murdering husband absconding
Staff Correspondent: Jannatul Ferdous, the wife of former chairman of Popular Life Insurance, Hasan Ahmed, stands accused of orchestrating his murder in a bid to seize his wealth and assets. Allegations suggest she neglected his health, subjected him to mental and physical torment, and ultimately caused his demise. Despite being…
Read More »BB-EPB export info mis-matched$7 b earnings
Mahfuja Mukul : The discrepancy in export earnings is increasing abnormally. In the last financial year, it reached the mark of $8.48 billion. Not only that, in the 6 months (July-December) before the 12th National Assembly elections, the discrepancy reached $7 billion. It is expected to surpass all previous records…
Read More »Strawberry farming makes many youths self-reliant
C’ganj Correspondent : Kawsar Habib, 32, has brought economic emancipation in his life through strawberry farming which has also enhanced his level of confidence to a greater extent.Habib, a resident of Kalupur village under Shibganj upazila in Chapai Nawabganj district, is now very much hopeful of making profit worth around…
Read More »RMG owners under pressure ahead of Eid
Many have to borrow to pay salary-bonus-arrears Mohiuddin Farizi : About 84 percent of the country’s export earnings come from the garment sector. It can be said that the wheels of the country’s economy are turning on the hands of this sector. The sector has recently faced several challenges. In…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
