Food Advisor Ali Imam Majumder has claimed rice prices in Bangladesh have remained stable, crediting the government’s expanded food-friendly programme for having an “impact” on the market. Speaking at a views exchange meeting in Chattogram on Saturday, he noted that rice prices h
The new guidelines issued by the Financial Institutions Division for incentive bonuses of state-owned banks and financial institutions are driven as much by the aim of linking rewards to actual performance as by the broader need to bring discipline and accountability to a troubled sector. For a lon
Notwithstanding a significant strain in relations, bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India witnessed a modest rise in the last fiscal year, reflecting the reciprocal reliance on each other for sourcing various goods for domestic consumption. It also indicates that long-term trading partners ca
In a country where agriculture remains the mainstay of the economy, the steady erosion of farmland is a cause for serious concern. An increasing number of farmers are losing their land and livelihoods as arable areas shrink under the combined pressures of climate change, rapid population growth, un
Bangladesh's poor farmers are yet to be blessed by adequate bank credit. On many a ground, bank financing is preferable for our resource-constrained farmers. Small farmers borrow from several sources , but have little access to bank finan
Cash transactions on the call money-market rise in a rebound of the moribund interbank platform as the central bank's policy revision, cutting 50 basis points in the state-guaranteed standing deposit facility (SDF), helps change the equations, sources say. At the same time, the Bangladesh Bank (BB
After raising the price in three consecutive adjustments, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has finally reduced the gold price in the domestic market. In a press release issued on Saturday night, BAJUS announced that the price of 22-carat gold has been cut by Tk 1,890 per bhori (11.664
Hill activists and Bengali residents in Khagrachhari have faced off over the alleged rape of a Marma schoolgirl, prompting authorities to impose Section 144 in Guimara, banning all gatherings. A back-and-forth chase between the two groups took place from Saturday afternoon at Mohajanpara of the di
অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের প্রধান উপদেষ্টা অধ্যাপক ড. মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস আজ ‘এনআরবি কানেক্ট ডে : এমপাওয়ারিং গ্লোবাল বাংলাদেশিজ’ শীর্ষক একটি অনুষ্ঠানে যোগ দেবেন। সেখানে অনাবাসী বাংলাদেশিরা উপস্থিত থাকবেন। অনুষ্ঠানটি ম্যানহাটনের নিউইয়র্ক ম্যারিয়ট মার্কুইসে স্থানীয় সময় বিকেল ৪টায় অনুষ্ঠিত হবে।
The Election Commission (EC) has published a notice registering 73 organisations as election observers before the parliamentary polls. Md Ashadul Haque, public relations assistant director at EC Secretariat, confirmed the development on Saturday. He said a total of 318 applications were received
A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others, the state’s health minister said late Saturday. Ma Subramanian told The Associated Press that the victims were dead by the time they were taken
ভারতে অভিনেতা ও রাজনীতিবিদ বিজয়ের জনসভায় পদদলিত হয়ে অন্তত ৩১ জন নিহত হয়েছেন। এ ঘটনায় গুরুতর আহত হয়েছেন আরও অন্তত ৫০ জন। শনিবার (২৭ সেপ্টেম্বর) রাতে দেশটির স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের বরাত দিয়ে ভারতীয় সংবাদমাধ্যম দ্য হিন্দুর প্রতিবেদনে এ তথ্য জানানো হয়েছে। প্রতিবেদনে বলা হয়, ভারতের তামিলনাড়ু রাজ্যের ক
