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Chinese firms bet on plant-based meat

BEIJING, Sept 15 (Reuters): A small but growing coterie of Chinese companies are betting on a bright future for plant-based meat products as consumers take their health more seriously in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Though still a niche business compared to China's giant meat supply chain, vegetarian alternatives to...

Food insecurity hits half of Cox's Bazar urbanites

Almost half the urban population in Cox's Bazar town has become vulnerable and struggled to access food during the COVID-19 pandemic due to significant downturns in livelihoods and income.An evaluation styled 'Cox's Bazar Urban Vulnerability Assessment' of the World Food Programme (WFP) under the United Nations has found this.According to...

US import prices increase more than expected in August

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters): US import prices increased more than expected in August and gains in the prior month were revised sharply higher, supporting views that inflation pressures were building up.The Labor Department said on Tuesday import prices rose 0.9 per cent last month. Data for July was revised higher...

Gold prices tally best one-day gain

NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Market Watch): Gold futures climbed on Monday to tally their largest one-day gain of the month so far, as weakness in the dollar and low government bond yields helped to keep the precious metal trading in a range that some market experts see as forming a...

Prof Dr Md Fashiul Alam

Prof Dr Md Fashiul Alam, director of the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), spoke at a webinar on 'Compliance of Shari`ah in Banking Sector', organised by the Mymensingh Zone of the bank recently. Prof Dr Mohammad Gias Uddin Talukder, chairman of IBBL Shari`ah Supervisory Committee, addressed the webinar as the...

Oil edges higher but bleaker demand outlook weighs

LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters): Oil prices edged slightly higher on Tuesday, but forecasts of a slower than expected recovery in global fuel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic weighed.Brent crude LCOc1 was up 33 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $39.94 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude...