The government has extended its procurement target of Aman rice by 50% this year to meet shortages in food reserves.
It also plans to start open market sale (OMS) for rice and wheat flour from March 2 until boro harvest in June.
The country’s food grain reserves currently stand at about 969,000 tonnes, which is 272,000 tonnes less than for the same period last year.
On November 27, the government announced it would procure 200,000...
The country's jewellers have decided to raise the price of gold in the domestic market to keep pace with its value in the global market.
"The price of different carats of gold will be increased by Tk 1,166 to Tk 1,459 a bhori. The new price will be effective from Sunday (today)," Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BJS) General Secretary Dewan Aminul Islam said Saturday.
The newly fixed prices of different carats of gold are: per bhori of 22-carat gold Tk 48,406, 21-carat Tk 46,248, 18-carat Tk 39,658, and the tradi...
Drones are cool. These days kids from Bangladesh are also making Drones. We couldn't be more proud.
However, if we check into the history of drones in Bangladesh, we will find that the first drone of Bangladesh was not made this year, nor last year. Not even five years back. The first drone of Bangladesh was made 22 years back, in 1992!
Pretty cool, huh? The history of the first drone is pretty interesting. Let’s have a look.
A student of Electrical Engineering of BUET, Md Asifur Rahman Antu had no bigger passion than ele...
Doing the basic sit-ups to firm your abdominal muscles is not a bad choice. But if you find yourself wondering why you have been unable to achieve a surfboard tummy even after doing 100 crunches a day, it is time you sit up and think different. TOI lists few of the most recommended abdominal exercises that will help you achieve a flat stomach.
Bored of doing the standard sit ups? Here's how to sculpt six-pack abs with interesting crunches
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The opening and settlement of Letters of Credit (LCs) declined dramatically in the last two months of October and November. Opening of LCs against imports, generally known as import orders, decreased by 8.68 per cent to $ 2873.76 million in October from the previous month September. The amount for new LCs opening in September was $ 3147.05 million. In November LC opening also decreased by 0.89 per cent to 2,848.23 million compared to October, according to BB data.
‘The business houses are now reluctant to open fresh LCs ...
Looming uncertainty in the political arena and its ultimate consequences through continuous violence on the streets for the last couple of months have restrained foreign entrepreneurs from making fresh investments in Bangladesh.
The number of proposals for fresh investments by foreign entrepreneurs has halved within a month, according to sources, reports the Independent.
The Board of Investment (BoI) received only seven proposals in October against 15 in September this year. The amount of proposed investment against those projects also declined drastically. The foreign companies proposed to invest only $20 million in October against a commitment of $1,915 million in September. The number of local investment proposals also de...
The country’s food grain reserves currently stand at about 969,000 tonnes, which is 272,000 tonnes less than for the same period last year.
On November 27, the government announced it would procure 200,000...
