Kholiquzzaman for agent banking’s 70pc loan distribution in remote villages

Renowned economist Dr. Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad today laid emphasis on setting up extreme small, small and medium industries for the economic development of country’s remote villages, reports BSS.“Supply of capital is inevitable for the people of remote villages and that is why at least 70 per cent of the loan being distributed through agent banking should have to be allocated among the people of these villages,” he added.Qazi Kholiquzzaman was addressing a seminar titled “Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Green Engineering” organized by Entrepreneur Economics Club of Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) on its campus.Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University Professor Dr Munaz Ahmed Noor, DScE Entrepreneur Economics Course Coordinator Professor Dr Muhammad Mahboob Ali and Shameem Ahsan Khan, among others, spoke.Qazi Kholiquzzaman opined for the reconstruction of agent banking system so that the entrepreneurs of villages could receive...

Onion will not remain an issue: Tipu Munshi

Business DeskCommerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said onion price has come down below Taka 100 per kg and the essential commodity will not remain an issue from the next month with appearance of more locally produced onion in local markets.“We have taken ample steps to ensure adequate stock of the daily essential commodities during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan,” he said, adding that strict vigilance will also be ensured so that none could make any artificial crisis of those.The ...

Khulna Shipyard hands over 2 pilot vessels to PPA

Khulna Shipyard Limited, the state-owned ship construction and repair yard, has handed over two pilot vessels Tentulia-1 and Tentulia-2 to Payra Port Authority(PPA) on Sunday .Managing Director of Khulna Shipyard Ltd (KS...

Poems glorifying language movement presented by JnURC

JnU CorrespondentPoems glorifying language movement of Bangali nation in 1952s were presented at the ground floor of Jagannath University Rafiq Bhaban on Friday to celebrate International Mother Language day.Jagannath University Recitation Club (JnURC) organised the event featuring language movement based poems of renowned poets, dances and recitation by the members of the recitation club. Jagannath University treasurer Professor Dr Kamaluddin Ahmed inaugurated the program as chief guest and recite a poem related to the language movement.He urged students to maintain the dignity of Bangla language by practising it and paid homage to the martyrs of language movement. Jagannath University Recitation Club (JnURC) General Secretary Noman Hasan presided over the program while Managing Adviser o...

PM receives treatment at NIOH

Man City shrug off spot-kick jitters to beat Leicester

Gabriel Jesus struck late to give Manchester City a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday, strengthening their hold on second place behind champions-in-waiting Liverpool despite more woe from the penalty spot.Pep Guardiola's men have endured a turbulent week after they were banned from European club competitions for two years for breaches of financial fair play rules, reports AFP.But a second-half winner from substitute Jesus after Sergio Aguero had failed to convert a penalty put them 17 points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham and sends them into their midweek match against Real Madrid in good spirits.City looked like they might have to settle for a draw after squandering their fourth penalty in a row in the Premier League, with each being missed by a different player."We have missed four penalties in a row but maybe we will shoot a penalty when we need it to win something," Guardiola told the BBC. "The keepers are good too, but the next one we are going to score."The City boss said his team were in good shape for their Champions League last-16 first-leg tie in Spain."We are playing the kings of the competition, we will see, we will try to enjoy it and do our game," he added. City, who still trail leaders Liverpool by 19 points, bossed possession in a lively opening spell at the King Power Stadium but the home side should have taken an early lead when Jamie Vardy was put through.The pacy forward, who has not scored since December after an electric spell, was preparing to celebrate but saw the ball rebound agonisingly off the base of the post to ...

Excessive use of pesticides

Overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture is responsible for serious health conditions in consumers and farmers. It also damages the soil and contributes to pollution of  envi...

Agartala Conspiracy Case

On this day in 1969, the government of Pakistan had announced the withdrawal of the Agartala conspiracy case and unconditional release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and all his fellow accused.  Agartala conspiracy case was a sedition case framed by t...

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