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

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will begin selling three essential commodities to low-income and poor people through mobile trucks from tomorrow.

The minister visits Panchagarh Sugar Mills, meets sugarcane farmers

Seven haor districts faced rains, floods from April 26 to May 4

The Manila-based lender downgrades growth projection for Asia and Pacific, including South Asia

From tomorrow, bottled oil price will be Tk 199 a litre

The unequal agreement signed by the interim government with the US poses a major obstacle to energy security in Bangladesh rather than the disruption in fuel imports through the Strait of Hormuz, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, a public policy analyst.

Bangladesh has imported a large volume of wheat within nine and a half months of this fiscal year, exceeding the total amount imported in the previous year.

The government will import another three lakh tonnes of fuel oil to tackle the energy crisis, which has prompted authorities to adopt austerity measures in recent days amid geopolitical instability arising from the US-Israeli war on Iran

No possibility of a commodity price hike either, he said at an Iftar and Eid gift distribution ceremony in Sylhet

Current oil stock is enough to meet demand, the minister says after meeting with importers, millers

The minister discussed the prevailing situation with LPG importers and suppliers

Although foreign currency pressures have eased, 100% cash margin requirements keep supply tight and prices high