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Tea prices fall for 6th week on ample supply

Tea prices in Bangladesh fell for a sixth straight week at the weekly auction on Tuesday as increased volumes, the highest of the season so far, put a lid on prices. Bangladeshi tea fetched an average 187.25 taka ($2.5) per kg at the 16th auction of the current marketing season, down from 190.29 taka at the previous week’s sale, an executive with National Brokers said. tea cupThe latest offering was the largest of the season so far, capping prices and sales, the executive said. About 2.1 million kg were offered at the sole auction centr...

BD, India resort to onion imports as supply dips

Onion prices in Bangladesh have nearly doubled in the past month due to a shortage in top supplier India, forcing the neighbours to turn to imports from countries such as Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh said on Wednesday it had sought 450 tonnes and could buy more. Also, India will examine bids on Thursday for a tender to import 10,000 tonnes of [caption id="attachment_19265" align="alignright" width="644"]A vendor weighs potatoes for a customer (not pictured) in his shop at a vegetable market in Kolkata, India, August 12, 2015. REUTER... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Tree plantation campaign begins at SUST

A seven-day tree plantation campaign was started at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) campus on Wednesday, 26 August 2015. Gazipur Association of SUST, an association of students those who have come from Gazipur, 3arranged the campaign to promote the students to plant trees to save the environment from all kinds of pollutions and to save the ecosystem. Vice Chancellor Professor Aminul Haque Bhuyan along with director of students counseling and guidance Prof Rashed Talukder inaugurated the function at in front of University Centre at campus ...

Bank Asia to collect electricity bills online

Bank Asia and Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) signed an agreement today Wednesday (26 August, 2015) on online electricity bills collection through the Bank outlets. [caption id="attachment_19259" align="alignright" width="540"]Press-Photo In presence of Managing Director of Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) Ltd Brig. General Md. Nozrul Hasan (Retd.) and President & Managing Director of Bank Asia Mr. Md. Mehmood Husain an agreement on online electricity bills collection is being handed over by Mr. Md. Aminul Islam, General Manager, Finan...

IBCF 46th meeting held

The 46th Meeting of Islamic Banks Consultative Forum (IBCF) was held on Monday the 17th August, 2015 in the Meeting Room of Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman, IBCF & Chairman, Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was presided over the meeting. 779A8743The meeting discussed on Islamic Banking activities in Bangladesh. The meeting was attended among others by Jb Shah Abdul Hannan, Advisor, IBCF, Jb Badiur Rahman, Chairman, Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited, Jb A K M Nurul Fazal B...

Fashion Carnival kicks off in city

A 5 day international exhibition of branded clothing and fashion products begins today, 26th August 2015 at Emmanuell’s Banquet Hall at Gulshan-1 in the city. Over 45 companies from home and abroad are participating in this exhibition titled ‘Bangladesh Fashion Carnival- 2015’, 5th of its kind & will run till 30th August 2015. Redcarpet365 Ltd, an event management firm, is organizing the event with the theme ‘Do Your Eid Shopping with Us.’ “Visitors already coming in the fashion carnival from morning,” Ahmed Imtiaz, CEO of the 2org...
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