The government has increased the maximum retail price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 5 to Tk 204 a litre, citing higher international prices and import costs.

Aswar Rahman, chief executive officer of AmeriBangla Corporation and a Bangladeshi-born American, launched the new digital marketing platform

Co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ in Bangladesh in partnership with the Power Division, this initiative integrates solar power generation with the cultivation of crops like green chillies and rice

The commerce minister urges people not to expect immediate results in reducing commodity prices

A large portion of land in Sylhet remains either fallow or is cultivated only once a year due to natural and infrastructural constraints

They will be honoured in recognition of their outstanding contributions to fisheries production, research, technological innovation, extension services, administrative efficiency and entrepreneurship development

Exporters are asked to submit actual shipment data in three workdays

Under the new rate structure that took effect on August 1, a one-litre packet of processed milk now costs Tk 110, up 10 percent from Tk 100

Plan is also there to replace the conventional leasing system of water bodies with a new framework aimed at protecting the interests of local communities

Some 9.90 lakh tonnes of rice will be distributed to 55 lakh rural poor and extremely poor families across the country.

Import activities will begin on August 3

Ten years of data will be analysed to identify shortages in advance

Onion farmers will be provided with 15,000 new airflow machines under the onion storage project being implemented by the Department of Agricultural Extension, Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Amin Ur Rashid said today

The national standards body said the products were found to contain excessive preservatives, harmful microorganisms or other deviations from prescribed quality standards

The highest per-head export limit is 500 tonnes

The proposed meat processing centre will ensure pre-slaughter health checks of animals by registered veterinary doctors

Bangladesh has the potential to become an exporter of premium-quality meat within the next five years, says Mohammed Aminur Rashid

This is the first-ever hatching egg export consignment from Bangladesh

The products are fortified maize (corn) oil; saris; woven dress fabrics for women and girls made of man-made fibres and their blends; LED luminaires; plastic feeding bottles; toys; and autoclaved aerated concrete blocks

the minister said after chairing the fourth meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Family Card Distribution at the secretariat in the capital