The local residents are being deprived of the services of Sylhet Diabetic Hospital, equipped with modern machinery and other facilities, as the authorities are stunningly reluctant to make the best use of its resources. Although many machines used for the treatment of kidney, eye, dental and heart diseases caused by diabetes
Author: Apurbo Roy
Remittances hit all-time high of $23b
Bangladesh's remittances hit an all-time high of nearly 23 billion US dollars in July-May period of the current fiscal year 2020-21 ending this month. Bangladesh's Finance Ministry spokesman Gazi Towhidul Islam said on Tuesday that expatriate Bangladeshis remitted home 22.84 billion US dollars in July-May, 39.49 per cent higher than the
Akij to invest Tk 700-cr in rice, edible oil plants in Jamalpur EZ
Leading industrial conglomerate of the country Akij Group is contemplating to set up rice and edible oil plants worth Tk 700 crorein Jamalpur Economic Zone (EZ). The group will produce and market various types of rice as well as rice bran, mustard and sunflower oils, company sources said. Jamil Uddin, a director
Banks sit on excess liquidity worth Tk 250,000 crore
Experts blame Covid-19 for poor investment The country’s commercial banks are holding together a total of Tk 250,000 crore in excess liquidity until end of March this year amid a prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, sources at the Bangladesh Bank said. BB officials said since the pandemic hit Bangladesh last March, trade and commerce
Uncertainty looms large over vaccination
The future of vaccination program in Bangladesh looks bleak due to broken supplies of the injection vials as the lone supplier Serum Institute of India failed to ship the vaccines in time, officials said. Bangladesh government signed an agreement with the Serum Institute of India for procuring some 30 million dosesAstraZeneca,
March 25, A Cursed Night for Bengalis
In the year of 1971, desire for liberation was intensifying in the minds of freedom-seeking Bengalis. Meanwhile, Pakistanis were extremely reluctant to accept the rights of the Bengalis. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s meeting with Yahya Khan had been going on since March 16. He is steadfast in realizing the demands