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Disbursement of farm credit  

A rise of 5.0 per cent in disbursement of farm loan in the first half of the current fiscal year may not be a milestone achievement but it bodes well for the country's farmers. Undeniably, farmers -many of whom are uneducated and simple villagers -are the most neglected lot. The...

Exploiting ICT potential  

At a time the world is getting prepared for the...

Highway safety concern  

Regional highways or vital inter-district roads have continued to be...

Plugging VAT leaks through electronic device

The failure of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to...

Revamping the SoEs  

Isn't it paradoxical that while the government is trying to...

Fast tracking some projects  

Special trade intelligence unit  

Grappling with noise pollution

Transport-sector casualties  

Dealing with cold  

Deportation of Bangladesh workers

Saving the consumer  

The Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB)'s proposal to set up a separate ministry, or a division under the Commerce Ministry, to safeguard the interest of the consumer is interesting and thought-provoking. The CAB has not proposed to bring the whole of the market under the purview of the proposed entity. It is not possible in a market economy; it has in fact sought for proper handling of fifteen to twenty essential commodities round the year to keep prices within reasonable...

$10m fund to boost exports  

Setting up of the $10...

Banning single-use plastic products

Banning single-use plastic products is...

Greening the concrete jungle  

That Dhaka city has long...

Migratory birds, a tourist asset          

Lots of people in the...

If rumours take hold of the stock market  

When none other than the...

Of single-digit lending rate  

Some suspicions notwithstanding, businesses will...

Food safety -- too distant to come by?  

A 'happening year' for RMG  

Pressing issues of light engineering

Welcome the year 2020  

Turning Dhaka into a modern city

No let-up in river-saving drive  

Turning Dhaka into a modern city

Local government, rural development and cooperatives minister Tajul...

No let-up in river-saving drive  

An unremitting drive to free the river banks...

Hike in edible oil prices  

HC directive for foreign nationals' database  

Improving Dhaka's air quality  

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