Business-Economy

Govt’s move to slash power subsidies: Phasing out costly plants, pushing renewable

Staff Correspondent: To address the growing financial burden of subsidies in the power sector, the Ministry of Finance has put forward recommendations to lower electricity generation costs by phasing out

26,250 metric tonnes of rice arrive at Ctg port from Pakistan

Staff Correspondent: A consignment of 26, 250 metric tonnes of rice arrived at Chittagong Port from Pakistan on Saturday. The Pakistani vessel named ‘MV MARIAM’ carrying the rice under the

Mango fruit formation starts amid suitable climatic condition in Rajshahi

Rajshahi Correspondent: As per natural tradition and timeframe, many of the mango trees have started fruit formation amid suitable climatic conditions in the region, including its vast Barind tract, during

4,954 new millionaire bank accounts in 3 months

Staff Correspondent: Bank accounts holding over Tk 10 million in deposits have increased by 4.23 per cent in Bangladesh, with the addition of 4,954 in the quarter ending in December.

Bashir vows to distribute TCB cards to 1cr beneficiaries’ within 6 months

Staff Correspondent: Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin has vowed to establish social justice through completing the distribution process of the smart cards under the TCB to the deserved one crore

90,000 tonnes soybean waiting for delivery in river ports

Staff Correspondent: Fifty-six lighter vessels laden with soybean seeds are stranded at river ports across Bangladesh, some for nearly a month, prompting concerns of an artificially induced crisis in the