Staff Correspondent: In an effort to increase the production of Aman paddy, the government has taken a decision to provide Tk 33.20 crore incentive to 4.90 lakh to small and marginal farmers across the country, said…

Bangladesh receives $142cr remittance in 26 days of May

Industry Desk: The government is providing various facilities to send remittances through legal channels. As part of the initiative, Bangladesh received $141.942 crore in remittance in the first 26 days of May.According to the Bangladesh Bank…

Keeping over Tk 950 cr overdue Navana getting Tk 810 cr fresh loan

Staff Correspondent : Four state-owned banks Sonali, Janata, Agrani and Rupali are taking over huge distressed loans of Navana, one of the country’s leading industrial groups, which is on the brink of bankruptcy. The group has…

Malaysia granted 427,779 BD workers visa application

2 lakh workers reach Malaysia, 2.25 lakh awaited Industry Desk: Around two lakh Bangladeshi workers have reached Malaysia as of May 26, while the applications of around 2,25,000 new workers are currently undergoing processing.The Bangladesh High…

China to set up agro machinery firm in BD

Industry Desk: China has expressed keen interest in establishing agricultural machinery factories, agro-industrial parks for agricultural processing, and agricultural technology cooperation centers for training scientists and conducting joint research in Bangladesh.China’s ambassador Yao Wen presented these…

20 officials to learn flower farming!

Offer to go abroad spending Tk 7.53 cr Staff Correspondent: A team of 20 officers will go abroad for educational tour and learning flower cultivation. For this, the proposed expenditure is Tk 7.53 crore. Such a…

Dhaka appreciates US stand by PM’s commitment to fair polls

Diplomatic Correspondent: The Bangladesh government appreciates that the international community, including the US, firmly stands by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s sustained commitment to ensure free and fair elections, said the Foreign Ministry yesterday in a statement…

SME promotion imperative to bolster economic conditions in Rajshahi

Rajshahi Bureau: Experts at a view-sharing meeting unanimously mentioned large-scale promotion of Small and Cottage Enterprise (SME) can be the effective means of bolstering economic conditions besides accelerating the income generation and poverty alleviation in the…

World’s oil map redrawn by rising Russian flows to Asia

International Desk: The global oil map is being redrawn as the long-run impact of western sanctions channels more barrels from Russia to Asia’s largest economies, with China also taking crude from Iran and Venezuela.China and India…

Gas for Tk 27,000 cr invented in Bhola

Investing Tk 190 cr Special Correspondent: Ilisha in Bhola got the recognition of the country’s 29th gas field. Considering the price of imported LNG under the long-term contract, the total value of gas stored here is…