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‘No proposal from you (business community) is irrational’

Bangladesh is the sixth-largest potato producer in the world as for the past several years farmers have produced higher amounts of the vegetable than the annual requirement.In fiscal 2018-19, 965,500 tonnes of potato was grown in Bangladesh against an estimated domestic demand of nearly 8 mln tonnes. Demand remains high …

Japanese Mitsubishi Motors has shown interest to invest in Bangladesh’s CKD assembly plants, speakers said

The national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 will focus on measures to face Covid-19 challenges, save lives and livelihoods of people and recover the economy.

Small and medium poultry farmers, who have been struggling to recover from last year’s Covid-induced economic shock, are facing fresh troubles due to the ongoing lockdown.

Experts at an virtual dialogue today said, after the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy, particularly on the world of work during the first half of 2020, a significant part since then has been struggling for rebounding and recovery.

Wage earning workers have felt the brunt of COVID-19 outbreak in the country as their incomes have shrunk the most amid the crisis, according to a study conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.

“Spring and summer are the main seasons for events, weddings and hospitality, so for florists and growers that specialise in these, it’s been a major disaster,” says flower trader.

Speakers at a webinar today stressed the need for reforming the taxation system alongside tapping the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) potentials in a wide range of sectors like agro processing, light engineering, non-cotton apparel, home textile, blue economy and education in the country to ensure export diversification and smooth LDC …

SYLHET: Over 30,000 tourism workers are at risk of losing their jobs during the Corona outbreak in Sylhet region. They are already in serious trouble since the tourist spots had already been shut for the last two weeks.