Germ infected potato exports
Mahfuja Mukul: Potatoes produced in the country contain harmful bacteria. Due to this, obstacles are being created in the export of potatoes abroad, said Chairman of Bangladesh Safe Food Authority. Abdul Qayyum.He said this at a…
Read More »Egg market getting volatile further
Syndicate active behind scam Golam Mostafa Jibon: Despite several steps, the egg market has become volatile again due to a powerful syndicate controlled by the owners of some poultry feed producing companies in the country, insiders…
Read More »RMG export earnings lift 26pc in Jul-Aug
Industry Desk: Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) export earnings have once again shown tremendous resilience growth in July-August of the current financial year (FY) FY2022-23. According to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, in July-August of the current…
Read More »Tk 75,000cr laundered by hundi in a year: CID
Staff Correspondent: Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 16 people using mobile banking or mobile financial service (MFS) bKash, Nagad, Rocket and upay in digital hundi transactions worth billions of dollars.According to the CID, the…
Read More »BB sends show cause notices to another 6 banks
Dollar scandal issue Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued show-cause notices to managing directors (MDs) of another six banks for their involvement in destabilizing the country’s foreign exchange market. The show-cause notices were sent…
Read More »50 km transmission line for uninterrupted gas supply
Target Power Stations and Economic Zones Mahfuja Mukul: Initiatives have been taken to supply gas to six power plants and economic zones of the country to ensure uninterrupted production. This gas will be brought through the…
Read More »Metro Rail fare sets at Tk 5/km
Minimum fare Tk 20maximum Tk 100 Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh government has fixed the minimum fare at Tk 20 — that’s Tk 5 per kilometre, more than double what you shell out for a bus ride…
Read More »BD is our biggest trade partner: Modi
Industry Desk: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has said that Bangladesh is our biggest development and trade partner.The Indian Prime Minister came up with the remark while addressing a joint-press conference with Bangladesh PM Sheikh…
Read More »Power outages hit a third of Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent: The power supply has been restored to large parts of the Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions after an issue with a major transmission line led to a widespread outage that lasted from 40 minutes…
Read More »Diagnostic fraud takes toll in name of health service
Illegal clinics, diagnostic centers hamper people Golam Mostafa Jibon: Despite several drives of Health Department, hundreds of illegal and questionable private clinics and diagnostic centers have been running brisk business across the country making the people…
Read More »Gas power shortage hits export sectors
Ceramic export under threat Mahfuja Mukul: Most of the export sectors have been seriously affected production shortage due to gas and electricity shortage. As a result, not only the production but also the exports have been…
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