Banking through agents rose significantly in the July-September quarter of 2021, with both deposits and advances growing. According to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank, the deposit through agent banking has increased by 9.24 percent since June 2021 quarter. Earlier, at the end of June quarter this year, the total deposit
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NSU Aiding students during Pandemic
SMEs can achieve greater result through digital platforms
The number of SMEs in Bangladesh has increased drastically. They are playing a very vital role in the national economy. A research paper titled Study on Future Direction of SMEs in Bangladesh conducted by the Ministry of Planning, there are 79, 00,000 SME establishments. The Paper also mentioned that these businesses
Better late than never, but act now
The world should now be more aware of likely COVID-19 devastation unless urgently checked. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced an US$8 billion plan to quickly vaccinate many more people to expedite ending the pandemic. New WHO plan Perhaps frustrated after being ignored by rich country governments and major vaccine
Concerted efforts needed to regain lost labour market
Although the rate of labour export abroad decreased at the beginning of the Covid pandemic in Bangladesh, the amount of remittances sent by expatriates was higher. One of the reasons for that is, during the Covid period, remittances through illegal ‘Hundi’ dropped and more money came through the legal channel.
Increased child marriages during pandemic creates concern
Country’s exports, imports pushed down by pandemic
The country’s exports and imports fell significantly in the year 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic that swept across the world halting economic activities for months. Exports declined by 14.57 percent in calendar year 2020 and stood at US dollars 33.61 billion, down from USD 39.34 billion a year ago, according
Vaccine inequity biggest barrier to ending pandemic: WHO chief
Vaccine inequity is the biggest challenge to ending the Covid-19 pandemic and recovering from it, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief said Thursday, reports Bernama. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued his statement from Geneva along with data released by the UN Development Program (UNDP) and the University of Oxford. Covid-19 vaccine
What about collecting crucial medical equipment?
In order to successfully deal with the increased pressure on the medical system caused by the Covid pandemic in district towns, it is imperative to ensure stockpiling of medicines, medical equipment, personal protective equipment and diagnostic kits for medical personnel and other manpower. But at such a time, media report
