Bangladesh

TK, S Alam, Bangladesh Edible Oil, Bashundhara involves in market manipulation? Staff Correspondent: The Directorate of National Consumers Rights Protection has again asked representatives from four edible oil importers and suppliers – TK Group, S Alam Group, Bangladesh Edible Oil and Bashundhara Group – to appear before it after unconvinced…

Zarif Mahmud: A decade ago (FY 2012-13), the annual production of state-owned sugar mills in the country was over one lakh tonnes. In the last sugarcane threshing season (2020-21 fiscal year) that production has come down to 48,133 tons. In the current financial year (2021-22), the total production has been…

Farmers switching to other crops Mahfuz Emran: At one time sugarcane was cultivated on both banks of the small Jamuna in Joypurhat Sadar area. The distance from there to Joypurhat Sugar Mill is a few kilometers. Sugar mills also have their own land (mill area) in these areas. The demand…

Savar Correspondent: As part of the government’s target toensure housing for the landless and homeless people, 65,474 more singlehouses are being constructed under third phase of Ashrayan-2 Project.At the third phase of Ashrayan-2, the government has raised the cost andbrought changes in design to make houses more sustainable and climate-resilient.Now…

Wages reduced by half Mahfuz Emran: About 3.5 million construction workers have no work at the moment due to stagnation of ongoing construction works for the skyrocket price hike in the recent days. The family of the workers have been passing miserable life.Hasan from Rangpur lost his job to a…

Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked theBangladesh Armed Forces personnel to always be ready to protect the country’sindependence and sovereignty.“We don’t want to engage in war with anyone . . . But, we have to get readyto defend ourselves properly if any external enemy attacks,” she said. The…

Adulterated baby foods flood market Golam Mostafa Jibon:With the continuous price hike of essential commodities, the price of baby foods has gone up abnormally putting the parents of babies at serious misery. They are now facing immense suffering to accumulate money for baby foods due to continuous rising.Sources said, unrest…

Diplomatic Correspondent: UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy Rushanara Ali said that private sector development and trade expansion are the real growth drivers for Bangladesh’s economy.“Bangladesh has done a tremendous success in the socio-economic sector. For the continuation of this progress, public and private sectors’ coordination is much needed,” she added.Rushanara…

Fare will be fixed Zarif Mahmud: All rickshaws plying in Dhaka are coming under registration. The driver must also get a license. The age of the rickshaw puller should be between 18 to 50 years. There will be novelty in rickshaw colors, cushions etc. Owners will not be able to…

Bangladesh Edible Oil, TK Group, S Alam Group Staff Correspondent: Three edible oil gamblers have been summoned by the National Consumer Rights Protection Department yesterday due to gross violation of government instructions for stabilization of oil market. These three companies were involved in manipulation of the market.Although there is no…