Fuel crisis cuts electricity in Bangladesh, sparking energ...
August 2 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Two students study at night during load shedding in BoguraFile photo
Robiul Islam, 29, sits in the dark at his home in the Kalurgh...
Foreign debt: Loan repayment to double within 3 years
August 2 ,2022
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By: Jahangir Shah
Bangladesh will have to pay huge amount of loan with capital and interest in next 10-15 years and the volume of loan repayment will dou...
Bangladesh: Awami League worried over economic crisis
August 1 ,2022
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By: Anowar Hossain
Persistent high prices of essentials coupled with increased fuel oil costs have resulted in a rise in people’s living costs. Mean...
Bangladesh’s population reaches 165 million
July 28 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh’s current population is 165,158,616 (16 crore 51 lakh 58 thousand 616) according to the 'Population and Housing Census...
With what new message has the new governor started
July 28 ,2022
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By: Shawkat Hossain
Abdur Rouf Talukder took over as the 12th governor of Bangladesh Bank for four years on 12 July. He was basically a bureaucrat of the a...
Blackouts bedevil Bangladesh as South Asia forex worries m...
July 28 ,2022
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By: Faisal Mahmud
A woman fans a baby by candlelight during a recent blackout in Bangladesh. (Photo by Mahmud Hossain Opu)
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Turkish entrepreneurs show increased interest in Banglades...
July 25 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Mustafa Osman TuranProthom Alo
Mustafa Osman Turan has been the ambassador of Turkey in Bangladesh since February 2020. He has bee...
Bangladesh to purchase Turkish fighter drone
July 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Bayraktar TB2Baykar Technology
Bangladesh is set to purchase a Turkish combat drone -- Bayraktar TB2 – that Ukraine has been...
Teen from Chattogram secures Guinness World Record
July 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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Ayman Mohammad, 16, has registered his name in the Guinness Book of World Records by stacking 75 coins into a tower within a m...
Bangladesh loosens its booze laws
July 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Despite its location on one of the busiest streets in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital, Eram is almost impossible for newcomers t...
Exporters worry as orders fall and costs shoot up
July 24 ,2022
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By: Shuvonkar Karmokar
Alps Apparels started production in Mirpur 30 years ago and the factory later relocated to Jirabo in Ashulia. Alps basically manufactur...
'The energy crisis has been created by filling the pockets...
M Shamsul Alam
Professor M Shamsul Alam is an energy expert, dean of the engineering faculty at Daffodil University and energy aff...
Sri Lanka crisis a warning to 'Asian nations including Ban...
July 21 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Women crowd at an onion selling point of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) following a hike in the prices of the staple veg...
Why is there a gas crisis in a country that is gas-rich?
July 16 ,2022
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By: Badrul Imam
Bangladesh, at present, has enough power generation capacity to claim that its "electricity to all" campaign is a success, and to make...
Religion, politics and mass hysteria
July 8 ,2022
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By: Kamal Ahmed
There seems to be no accountability for the government’s responsibility to ensure the safety and dignity of the people, whether...
Bangladesh’s trade deficit rose to $30.81 billion in 11 mo...
July 5 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Bangladesh's trade deficit has widened to USD $ 30.81 billion in 11 months of current fiscal year (FY) due to hefty rise of import dema...
Should Bangladesh join the US-led IPEF or not?
July 5 ,2022
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By: Kazi Alim-uz-zaman
The new economic alliance, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, known in short as IPEF, has been unveiled by US president Jo...
Singapore's CapitaLand adds D.C., Dhaka apartments with Oa...
July 5 ,2022
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By: Takashi Nakano
SINGAPORE -- CapitaLand Investment, one of Singapore's top real estate groups, will widen the reach of its serviced apartment business...
Dhaka most expensive city for expats in South Asia
July 2 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
File photo: Palash Khan
Dhaka ranks as the most expensive city in South Asia for expatriates, according to Mercer's Cost of Living...
Why the Rohingya ‘Go Home’ campaign matters
July 2 ,2022
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By: Saqib Sheikh
Rohingya in a street market in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: AFP / Diego Cupolo / NurPhoto
Last w...
Unable to send Rohingyas home, Bangladesh circumscribes th...
June 30 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Noor kaiser knew his dream of becoming a doctor was ambitious for a boy living in a refugee camp. He studied hard nonetheless, hop...