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April 2025

Tea prices slip amid ample supply

Tea prices in Bangladesh fell for a second straight session at the weekly auction on Tuesday as the volumes offered were the highest for the season so far, but strong demand for quality leaf capped the slide and sales rose. Bangladeshi tea fetched an average 198.80 taka ($2.5) per kg at the auction, the twelfth of the new marketing season, compared with 198.97 taka at the previous sale on July 14, an executive with National Brokers said. teaThere was strong demand for quality tea that limited the fall and sales also rose, although the latest offering was the l...

Coastal villagers pay price for climate change

Since 2010, Seeta Rani Mohaldar and her husband have lived like refugees. Her home now is a small, one-room structure with no electricity or running water. Seeta treks kilometers into the forest to fish and collect firewood: she is her family’s sole breadwinner. “If I have a good catch, I can earn up to 250-300 Taka (US$3-4). We can manage meals for two days with that money,” Seeta said in a recent interview. [caption id="attachment_18542" align="alignright" width="540"]Sushil Kumar Mondol, left, sits inside his home in a coastal area of southern Bangladesh. (Photo by Stephan Uttom)

AIBL initiates tree plantation campaign

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd (AIBL)  inaugurated ‘Tree Plantation Campaign 2015’ under its Green Banking Program in Noyabazar Degree College, Keranigonj, Dhaka on July 29, 2015. [caption id="attachment_18538" align="alignright" width="504"]20150729 - AIBL Green Banking Press Managing Director of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd Md. Habibur Rahman inaugurating ‘Tree Plantation Campaign 2015’ initiated by the Bank at Noyabazar Degree College, Keranigonj, Dhaka on July 29, 2015.[/caption] Managing Director of the Bank Md. ...

e-commerce impact on people’s lives

Scene 1-: Year 2000 – Mr. Kamrul wants to buy a new phone, his budget is 10,000/- BDT, for some background research before buying the phone, he starts asking his friends and family, he also window shops in malls, and reads updates in newspapers and whatever he could gather from any other sources. Still he was not satisfied and not sure what phone should he buy. e-commerce-3d-iconScene Two: Year 2015 – Mr. Kamrul wants to buy a new phone, his budget is 1...

Bangladesh oil and gas market report 2015 to 2025

Market Research Store has uploaded latest Report on “Bangladesh Oil and Gas Market Insight and Outlook Report 2015 to 2025” in their database, At Market Research Store, we have market research reports from competent publishers. Bangladesh oil and gas market is experiencing major changes in new project development, consumption patterns and market scenario amidst rapidly shifting global dynamics. Declining US shale production, Iran sanction lift, Saudi Arabia plans to expand market share, LNG bpc-oilplanned projects, lower than anticipated Chinese demand ...

India eyes developing a port in Bangladesh

After committing to develop Chabahar port in Iran, India Government has set its eyes on developing the Payra port in Bangladesh. Building foreign ports is part of a new manoeuvre, for thwarting China’s growing influence in the region. The Payra port is located in Patuakhali district of Southern Bangladesh, on the Bay of Bengal. bd-indiaOver $ 3 billion investment would be required for the port project. HR Wallingford, a UK based marine consultancy company, has been mandated to prepare a master plan for the port development. A senior Shipping ministry...
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