Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has attracted more than US$21.17 billion worth of investment proposals in the last two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020, according to statistics released by the various investment…

BD decodes genome of salinity tolerant rice varieties

Staff Correspondent: The scientists of the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) have decoded the genomes of four salinity and submergence tolerant rice varieties.Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzak made the announcement while addressing a press…

Normal classes likely after March: Dipu

Staff Correspondent: Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni said that even though the new academic year has started from January, classes will be taken in the educational institutions as before. It will remain in force till next…

Bangladesh should opt for expansionary fiscal policy

Industry Desk: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) yesterdaysuggested the government opt for a focused and targeted expansionary fiscal policy reinforced by accommodative monetary policy.“Given the current context, a targeted flow of fiscal resources towards the more…

Hasina for tapping full trade potentials with Maldives

3-deals singed in Male Special Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday laid emphasis on fully tapping the potentials of bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and the Maldives.“Despite opportunities, we couldn’t yet fully tap the potentials…

BD, Thailand sign deal to facilitate sea trade

Diplomatic Correspondent: In a major development towards connectivity, Bangladesh and Thailand have signed a deal to facilitate trade by enhancing maritime connectivity between the two countries on the Bay of Bengal.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was…

Cold wave sweeping over 3 districts

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Monday predicted that a mild cold wave sweeping over three districts of the country is likely to abate in the next 24 hours.“Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts…

Fisheries sector visible presence in landscape

Staff Correspondent: Fisheries sector visibly reappeared in Bangladesh’s cultural landscape with its efforts to restore the nation’s “machhe-bhate Bangali” or “fish-rice” tradition as fish production nearly doubled in the past 12 years.According to fisheries department officials,…

Agro products worth $56cr exported in 5 months

Special Correspondent: During the first five months (July-Nov) of the current fiscal year 2021-22, agricultural and processed foods were exported amounted to US$ 55cr 65 lakh, which is 24.37 percent more than the same period of…