Sylhet battalion of BGB distributes relief materials among the floof-hit people at Shimultala village in Companiganj upazila on Monday. NN photo

Loan interest cripples BPC

Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has sought Tk 600 crore from its enterprises — Padma, Meghna and Jamuna — for importing petroleum fuel to avoid huge bank loan interests. “We have already sought Tk 200 crore each from Padma, Meghna and Jamuna oil companies to meet the immediate fund crisis,” BPC Chairman Eunusur Rahman has said. He said the BPC has sought Tk 4,721.73 crore from the Finance Division. Of the amount, it got only Tk 600 crore. To...

26 Oct 2014, 12:00 am