Jute sector could fetch up to $7b: Minister

Bangladesh can boost its jute sector export earnings from the current $1 billion to up to $7 billion, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said.He was speaking at the inauguration of diversified jute products fair at the Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC) in the capital's Farmgate on Tuesday,...

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WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND BIOPESTICIDE USE-

WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND BIOPESTICIDE USEThe Entomology Division of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) organised a three-day workshop on 'Integrated pest management and biopesticide use' that began at the seminar room of the Entomology Division on Tuesday. Dr. Nirmal Kumar Dutta, Chief Scientific Officer, Entomology Division, presided over...

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Gold prices fall over 2.0pc --

Gold prices fell by more than 2% on Tuesday as a firmer US dollar and persistent inflation fears kept interest rate hike expectations and Treasury yields high, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 2% to $4,474.40 per ounce by 9:41 a.m. ET (1341 GMT). Prices fell to their lowest level since March...

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