Shrimp farming gets app-savvy
Technology that uses Quick Reading Codes (QRC) — which work like universal bar codes — helps consumers of shrimps farmed in Bangladesh to trace the antecedents of what they are eating with a smartphone app.
Introduced to the farmers in southern Bangladesh by the research organisation WorldFish to enhance the safety of shrimp production and to make its marketing transparent, the QRC can trace all shrimp right from the larva stage supplied to farmers.
The QRC can be used in combination with another app, an American company SourceTrace’s
Int’l factoring for foreign trade stressed
Factoring is very important for international transaction. In Bangladesh export earning is growing rapidly and our export has more potential to grow. Letter of Credits (L/C) is a popularly used international trade payment method in Bangladesh. But because of more formalities and more costing, importers are becoming less interested to import under L/C. Rather importers are more interested to import under open account terms. As open account is involved with risk, international factoring removes the danger of open account trade said Mr. Hedayet Ullah Al-Mamoon, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh while inaugurating the ICC Training on International Factoring for Foreign Trade organized by ICC Bangladesh at Dhaka on 24 February as a Chief Guest. He thanked ICC B...
Int’l power & building construction expo kicks off
A three day “International Building and Construction Technology and Power Sourcing Expo 2016” began yesterday 18 February in the city in a bid to making building construction industry more enriched.
Local and international companies related to building construction technology and Power sourcing from more than five countries under the one roof are participating in the explosion at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICC,B).
Md. Mosharaf Hossain Bhuiyan, Secretary, Ministry of Industries Govt. of the People ’s 
Shrimp farmers facing life on the edge
Coastal Bangladesh is an unlikely place for a fresh water crisis. Mighty rivers carve paths through the landscape, all the way from melting Himalayan glaciers in the north to the Bay of Bengal in the south. Viewed from above, the countryside is an extensive patchwork of agricultural ponds, glinting in the sunlight.
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As more farmers convert freshwater fields into shrimp farms the salt from seawater seeps further inland. Photograph: Joanna Lovatt[/capt...
As more farmers convert freshwater fields into shrimp farms the salt from seawater seeps further inland. Photograph: Joanna Lovatt[/capt...
Inflation eases slightly to 6.07pc in January
Bangladesh’s annual inflation eased slightly in January as food prices rose at a slower pace, the planning minister said on Tuesday.
Consumer prices in January were 6.07 percent higher than a year earlier, slowing from a rise of 
6.10 percent in December, Mustafa Kamal told a news conference.
Annual food inflation in January fell to 4.33 percent from 5.48 percent the previous month while non-food inflation increased to 8.74 percent from 7.05 percent.
World food prices fell to near...
6.10 percent in December, Mustafa Kamal told a news conference.
Annual food inflation in January fell to 4.33 percent from 5.48 percent the previous month while non-food inflation increased to 8.74 percent from 7.05 percent.
World food prices fell to near...
Thai governor expects more business thru’ sea ports
Governor of Ranong Province of Thailand Mr. Suriyan Karnjanasilp expressed expectation to Businessmen of Bangladesh and Thailand to raise bilateral business by using both countries’ sea port in a Business Meeting between Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) and the Delegation of the Thai Port Authority at the Dhaka Club Ltd on February 8, 2016 organized by BTCCI.
The 13 member high profile Thai delegation is visiting Bangladesh to explore feasibility of signing MoU for direct coastal shipping between Chittagong port of Bangladesh in the Bay of 
