State banks’ loan woes dwarf business
Special Correspondent : Investors in the industrial sector are struggling to launch new businesses or expand existing ones due to a slowdown in loan approvals...
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Call resonates to sign basin-based water treaties with India
Staff Reporter : A discussion meeting held on Saturday at the Jatiya Press Club commemorated the historic Farakka Long March, led by the late Maulana...
‘LDC graduation to be accompanied by unprecedented levels of debt’
City Desk : Unprecedented debt will surely derail the hope of sustainability after Bangladesh’s graduation as a middle-income country. The civil society organizations who participate...
Smart database still a far cry
Reza Mahmud : The country’s vital foreign currency-earning migration sector remains vulnerable due to severe issues such as the lack of a proper database platform...
Turning saline wastelands into fertile fields
Staff Reporter : The community in Satkhira, a district in Bangladesh afflicted by high soil salinity due to the unauthorized withdrawal of water from trans-boundary...
NEC approves Tk 2.65 lakh crore ADP for FY25
Staff Reporter : The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday approved a Taka 2.65 lakh crore Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year...
Pvt sector short-term foreign loan continues to decline
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s private-sector short-term foreign borrowings have experienced a notable decline for the fourth consecutive month, reaching $11 billion in March. This downward...
IFC urges govt to save common rivers
Staff Reporter : The International Farakka Committee (IFC) has called on the government and all stakeholders to work together to protect Bangladesh’s 54 common rivers...
Usable forex reserves fall below $13b mark
Staff Reporter : The depletion of Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves has raised concerns as the usable amount has fallen below the critical threshold of $13...
Donald Lu begins Bangladesh visit
Staff Reporter : The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau, Donald Lu, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning....
Donald Lu begins Bangladesh visit
Staff Reporter : The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Bureau, Donald Lu, arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning....