Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said the government has enough stock of daily commodities and there is no scope of hike in their prices during the holy month of Ramadan.“We’ve got sufficient oil, sugar,…

Patuakhali targets Tk 2,000 cr income from watermelon

Zakir Mahmud Salim, Patuakhali” Farmers of southern region including Patuakhali are now busy in tending watermelon plants and collecting watermelons. Farmers are also happy as the yield is good this time. The agriculture department says that…

Mother and child hospital to be set up in all district

Staff Correspondent: Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the government is taking initiative to set up hospital for exclusively mother andchild in every district of the country very soon.“We are mulling setting up mother and child…

BD potato export continues to grow

Industry Desk: Potato export from farmers, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), continues to grow, as producers came together yesterday to celebrate another year of success.Four producer co-operatives joined the…

Sugar prices to be reduced by Tk 5 per kg

Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said traders have agreed to reduce the prices of sugar by Tk 5 per kg after the reduction in import duty on both raw and refined sugar last month.“As the…

Hajj airfare won’t be reduced: Biman

Staff Correspondent: Biman’s Managing Director and CEO Shafiqul Azim said that Biman will not slash this year’s hajj airfare as they have given the lowest plane fares for Haj pilgrims.He was briefing the press at its…

Dhaka sends note verbale to India over new canals in Teesta

DiplomaticCorrespondent: Dhaka has asked New Delhi through a note verbale (one kind diplomatic communication) about digging two new canals in West Bengal to withdraw Teesta water.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen told this to the reporters at…

Still sugar crisis…

* Packaged sugar sold at affordable prices* Loose sugar sold at Tk 8-13 more Mahfuja Mukul: The country’s sugar market is still unstable. Consumers have to buy sugar at a higher price than the price fixed…

DSE market capital declined byTk 3700 cr

Staff Correspondent: After being slightly upward for a week, the country’s stock market has fallen again. All the indices fell along with the decline in the share prices of most of the companies that participated in…

Tk 730 cr remittance coming every day

Staff Correspondent: In March, the third month of this year, remittances (expatriate income) of $68.2 million or Tk 730 crore (at the rate of Tk 107 taka per dollar) are coming to the country every day.…

I don’t know anyone named Arav: Benazir

Staff Correspondent: Former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed has declined any connection with Arav Khan, the fugitive accused in the murder case of a police officer.“I want to assure you all that I do not…