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Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Sunday said the government is working relentlessly to increase food stocks and ensure fair prices for farmers’ paddy aiming to build a hunger-free Bangladesh. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is now a role model of development in the world which …

Different Bangladeshi products, especially the country’s traditional Nakshikantha, Jamdani Saree, Dhakai Moslin Saree, jute and wood carving crafts, would be displayed in the 40th India International Trade Fair (IITF)-2021 beginning tomorrow in New Delhi. The fair is being held from November 14-27 at the revamped exhibition halls at Pragati Maidan …

Dhaka urged the European Union (EU) to continue trade preferences to Bangladesh even after the country graduates from world’s poor-country club, under unimpeachable economic partnership. The call came from Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal when newly appointed EU ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley met him in a courtesy call at …

Stocks witnessed a slow trend on Sunday, the opening day of the week, as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence amid the ongoing quarterly earnings disclosures. Following the previous week’s upturn, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 3.94 points …

Rod prices in Bangladesh hit Tk 80,700 per tonne because of the persistent high prices of raw materials globally, supply constraints, and the latest hike in fuel prices locally, official figures showed on Friday. It was up 4.12 per cent from Tk 77,500 per tonne on Thursday, according to the …

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged French investors to take note of Bangladesh as an ideal destination for relocating industries. “Bangladesh offers the best competitive fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for investment,” said FBCCI President Md Jashim Uddin. His comments came as the FBCCI signed …

Economists said that such an imbalance in imports and exports will likely have a major impact on the domestic dollar market The growing elasticity of trade deficit has put pressure on foreign trade, as the current deficit figure of $6.503 billion in the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal …

The development agency of France will provide €330 million for the implementation of development projects in Bangladesh. Bangladesh and France have signed three agreements in this regard. Of the €330 million, Agency France Development (AFD), a development bank and cooperation agency, will provide €200 million for budget support due to …

Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corporation is going to buy 20 per cent stakes of bKash, one the largest mobile financial service providers in Bangladesh. Brac Bank took the decision yesterday in its board meeting, according to a disclosure posted by the financial institution on the website of the Dhaka …

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said cent percent people of the country will be brought under electricity coverage within this year. He hoped that the use of the country’s 40 percent energy would be ensured from renewable sources by 2041. Hasan, also the Awami League joint general …