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Lokman Hossain from Khagrachari: A local ethnic minority Nripen Chakma in Dighinala upazila of Khagrachari said making a joke, “We eat bush (bamboo), we give bush (bamboo), indicating the consumption of bamboo buds as vegetable. It is worth mentioning that the hilly people are at the moment facing severe food…

Chattogram Bureau: A mobile court led by an executive magistrate has recovered 2,328 litres of soybean oil from a retailers’ house at Chattogram’s Fatikchhari.The raid was part of a government crackdown amid a significant crisis in the cooking oil market.The retailer, Akhter Hossain, was fined Tk 40,000 under the Essential…

Staff Correspondent: The ultra super critical thermal Rampal Power plant is expected to kick off its first unit in July this year to add 660 MW to the national power grid while it is set to go on full-fledged operation in November producing a total of 1,320 MW.“With following the…

Rajshahi Correspondent: AnandiSaren, 17, has become almostself-reliant through her household-based sheep farming besides contributing to her family and the society as a whole.After getting one sheep as donation on a voluntary basis in 2017, she enhanced the number to 11 at present by dint of her much attentiveness and devotion…

Industry Desk: After sending the public jute mills to the private sector citing losses over the years, the government is now considering privatisation of the state-owned sugar mills also.Frustrated by the huge amount of losses and accumulated debt, the government is now contemplating to hand over three state-owned sugar mills…

All facilities under one umbrella Brahmanbaria Correspondent: Over 400 red-green houses are being constructed on 12.35 acres of land in Mankashair area of Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria. About 300 workers are working together in this project. Each house is built on two kathas of land. In addition to houses, there…

Zarif Mahmud: Gaibandha farmers are in dire straits as they are not getting fair price by cultivating potatoes. Far from raising the cost of production, the farmers have to count the loss of Tk 8,000 to Tk 10,000 per bigha. One liter of soybean oil has to be bought by…

Zarif Mahmud: A six-year ban has been lifted on betel exports. Bangladesh has started exporting to Europe again from May 26 last year. On the same day, the Minister of Agriculture Abdur Razzak inaugurated the program titled ‘Export of safe and quality betel to Europe’ by exporting one ton of…