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Farmers in the greater Rangpur region are so far pleased with their mustard yields amid the ongoing harvesting period while prices for the major oilseed are higher compared to what they were last season. According to growers in the region, they are getting up to six maunds of mustard from …

The International Finance Corporation will invest $1 billion annually over the next five years under the Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) programme. “We are committed to supporting Bangladesh’s continued sustainable development and hope to be able to invest $1 billion each year over the next five years,” said Martin Holtmann, …

Information technology exports from Bangladesh shot up 36 per cent in the first half of the current financial year, beating expectations of industry players as the local IT industry showed resilience against the global economic turmoil. IT companies brought home $282.77 million in the July-December period of 2022-23, up from …

The 15th edition of the International Plastic Fair kicked off in Dhaka yesterday with a call to ensure industry compliance so that Bangladesh can sustain its share in the global export market. The international market for plastic goods, including the European Union (EU), is rapidly implementing environmental policies through the …

The government has eased the rule of compulsory fumigation test for import of American cotton, particularly from the United States, clearing the ways for smooth import of the raw material of textile mills, the backward linkage industry for country’s main export earning garments. The importers would be able to bring …