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Potato prices increased, 400 metric tons imported from India

Dhaka, 17 March 2024 : Potatoes have been imported from India through Benapole land port in Jessore.

Directorate of Agriculture fixed the prices of 29 daily commodities including fish and meat

Own correspondent, Dhaka, 16 March 2024: The Directorate of Agriculture Marketing has fixed the prices of 29 daily commodities including fish and meat on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. This information was informed in a notification on Friday. Various agencies of the government will work to ensure the sale of products according to this price.

ADB will lend USD 71 million to help Bangladesh's water resource management

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 14 March 2024: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $71 million loan to improve flood control, irrigation and water resource management for rural communities in Gopalganj and Madaripur districts of Bangladesh to strengthen their preparedness and resilience to climate change impacts.

Dates are beyond the reach of common people as Bangladesh prepares for Ramadan

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 11 March 2024: Dates have become a tradition for Muslims in Iftar during the fasting month. When the month of Ramadan comes, this foreign fruit is at the peak of consumer demand. Every year, the price of dates increases slightly during Ramadan. However, this year's price increase has surpassed all previous records.

Moringa are being imported from India through Hili land port

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, March 9, 2024: At least 285 tons of moringa arrived in 27 trucks in the last 7 days through Hili land port of Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district. From which Tk 52.25 lakh revenue has been received.

Foreign Minister calls on Saudi expatriates to send remittances through legal channels

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, March 9, 2024: Foreign Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr. Hasan Mahmud has called upon Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia to send remittances to the country legally.

Arrest warrant against Evaly's MD and Chairman

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, March 5, 2024: The court has issued arrest warrants against Evely's Managing Director (MD) Mohammad Russell and Chairman Shamima Nasreen in three separate cases of check fraud. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Farah Diba Chandar gave this order on Monday. The plaintiff's lawyer Sakibul Islam confirmed the matter.

Perspectives on Indian lines of credit to Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 2: In recent years, the volume and diversity of Indian development cooperation has grown exponentially. India’s development cooperation with fellow developing countries of the South has come a long way. Capacity building is still the key focus of Indian development cooperation, but of late, extension of LoCs on concessional terms through the EXIM Bank has become one of the main instruments of India’s development assistance to least developed and developing countries.

Electricity prices increased by 8.5 percent in retail and 5 percent in wholesale

Own representative, Dhaka, 1 March 2024: Electricity prices are increasing by 8.50 percent at the retail level and 5.074 percent at the wholesale level. The new prices are effective from Thursday. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that the gazette will be issued on Thursday (February 29) with the increase in prices. The state minister told this information to reporters at the secretariat at noon.

Approval of Offshore Banking Act

Own Correspondence, Dhaka, 29 February 2024: The Cabinet has given in-principle and final approval to the Offshore Banking Act. To open an offshore bank, a license must be obtained from Bangladesh Bank. Transactions can be made in five currencies. The decision in this regard was announced in the cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Price increased for gas used in power generation

Own correspondent, Dhaka, 28 February 2024: The government has increased the price of gas used in power generation. The gazette has been issued increasing the price of gas used in power plants by 75 paise per cubic meter. The new prices are effective from this February. Earlier, on January 18 last year, a notification was issued to hike gas prices in all sectors except for residential, CNG-powered vehicles, fertilizer and tea industry consumption, which came into effect from February that year.

Bangladesh is on the way to buy electricity from Nepal

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 26 February 2024: Nepal is a bit worried about the agreement that the government of Bangladesh made with Nepal and India last year to purchase electricity from Nepal. The main reason for this concern is the bargaining of the officials of Bangladesh with the officials of the country regarding the price of electricity.

Indian onion will enter the market before Ramadan

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 25 February 2024: Fifty thousand metric tons of onions from India are coming to the country soon. Onion will enter the market before Ramadan.

Inflation increased in January, GDP growth slowed

Dhaka, February 19: According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) consumer price index data, it rose to 9.86 percent in January from 9.41 percent in December.

Potato prices going down

Own correspondent, Dhaka, 8 February 2024: The government is importing potatoes from India to control the price. The price of potato is decreasing due to the news of import.