Workshop explores sustainable rice farming in haor areas
A special workshop titled 'Understanding Farmer's incentives to adopt short duration rice variety in flash flood-prone haor (freshwater wetland) ecosystem in Bangladesh' was held at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) on Monday. The workshop was organised by GAU and funded by the Nepali institutions ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development)...
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PEOPLES INSURANCE RECOMMENDS 10.5PC CASH DIVIDEND
Peoples Insurance Company Ltd held its board meeting at the company's head office in Dhaka on Monday. Chairman of the company Jafar Ahmed Patwari presided over the meeting. At the meeting, the board of directors recommended 10.5% cash dividend for the year 2024.
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Gold dips as trade anxiety eases
Gold prices dipped for a second straight session on Monday as US-China trade tensions eased, and the market awaited data due this week, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.6 per cent at $3,297.10 an ounce as of 09:27 a.m. ET (1327 GMT). US gold futures rose 0.3 per cent to...
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Oil prices stable amid economic uncertainty, OPEC+ supply concerns
LONDON, Apr 28 (Reuters): Oil prices were stable on Monday as investors weighed up uncertainty over trade talks between the US and China, clouding the outlook for global growth and fuel demand, as well as the prospect of OPEC+ raising supply.Brent crude futures were down 15 cents, or 0.22 per...
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