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The reasons why patients fear to seek treatment at hospitals in Bangladesh
Hospitals are supposed to be a place where patients to be treated in a comfortable home atmosphere as it is done in many countries of the world, no matter rich or poor, but in Bangladesh patients get even sicker when they step into a hospital thanks to a filthy, unhealthy and chaotic environment.
She dreamt of an elephant, her farmer husband got her one
Dulal Chandra Roy, a doting husband from Lalmonirhat’s Panchagram union, sold his land and gifted his wife an elephant.
Import of 4.98 million MT of petroleum fuel planned for 2021
The government plans to import 4.98 million metric tons (MT) of petroleum fuel in the calendar year 2021.
Ratargul watchtower made off-limits to tourists
Built barely six years back, the watchtower at Ratargul Swamp Forest, one of the country's most popular tourist destinations, in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet, has been closed to tourists as it has turned risky.
Country's first 'geological museum' to be set up in Jaflong
The Bangladesh Bureau Of Mineral Development (BMD) plans to set up the country's first 'geological museum' at Jaflong in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet to stop stone extraction in the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA).
Reopening schools & colleges: What’re parents thinking about?
All the educational institutions in Bangladesh were shut down in March 2020 when Covid-19 hit the country, a move hailed by students and guardians alike.
Bagerhat businessman strikes big with exotic bird farm
Like other pets, birds can also touch people’s lives with a sense of wonder, love and empathy. These often visually spectacular creatures are also part of a lucrative trade.
Govt to pay Tk2256.7 bln as loan interest in three fiscals
The government will pay an estimated Tk 2,256.7 billion as interest on loans in the next three fiscals including the current one.
Turbulent Teesta wreaking havoc in Kurigram, Gaibndha
Several hundred houses, important establishments and educational institutions have been gobbled up by the Teesta River as its bank erosion has taken a serious turn at Kashimbazar point in Gaibandha and Ulipur’s Bazra union point in Kurigram.
Bangladesh’s debt burden ‘set to surge further’
Bangladesh is going to plunge into a ‘newer depth of debt’, both from internal and external sources, in the coming days as it is spending additional money to salvage the economy hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis.
So far, the government has announced a set of COVID-19 recovery packages worth 13.25 billion dollars, which is equivalent to 4.03 percent of the GDP, aiming to revitalise the country’s economic activities and production system.
The government has projected that the debt status of the country will be 38.3 percent of the total GDP in the 2022-23 fiscal year.
According to an official document, the amount will be Tk 15,480 billion where internal sources will contribute Tk 9597.8 billion, which is 62 percent of the amount, and external sources will contribute Tk 5882.6 billion, which is 38 percent.
The country’s debt status in 2021-22 fiscal will stand at Tk 13,531.5 billion which will be 37.8 percent of the total GDP. Of the amount, internal sources will contribute Tk 8408.6 billion, which is 62.1 percent of the amount, while external sources will contribute Tk 5122.9 billion, which is 37.9 percent.
In the current fiscal, the debt status stands at Tk 11,678.3 billion with 36.8 percent of the GDP. Internal sources are contributing Tk 7355.5 billion, which is 63 percent, and external sources are contributing Tk 4322.8 billion, which is 37 percent.
The total amount is 1.2 percent higher of the GDP from the revised debt status target of 2019-20 fiscal.
The revised status of the previous fiscal was Tk 9996.9 billion and it was 35.6 percent of the GDP. Internal sources injected Tk 6235.8 billion, which was 62.4 percent, while external sources gave Tk 3761.1 percent, which was 37.6 percent.