Govt drawing up 25-year action plan to ensure food security
Agriculture Secretary Dr. Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian on Thursday said the government is formulating a 25-year action plan for ensuring food security, reports BSS. "A 25-year action plan is being formulated to ensure food security for all. The production system will be made sustainable and profitable and technology-based as well,"...
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RFL expands into particle board business
RFL, the country's leading business conglomerate, has launched its new brand, PLYMAX, to produce and market particle board. RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, unveiled the new brand at a function held at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday, says a press statement.Particle board has versatile uses as it...
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Oil rises nearly 5pc
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters): Oil prices rose nearly 5 per cent on Thursday after the US imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over Russia's war in Ukraine, extending gains from the previous session.Brent crude futures were up $2.99, or 4.8 per cent, at $65.58 a barrel at...
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Gold rises on renewed geopolitical risks
Gold prices rose over 1 per cent on Thursday after two consecutive sessions of losses, as renewed geopolitical risks bolstered safe-haven demand and investors braced for key US inflation data due on Friday, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 1.2 per cent at $4,143.80 per ounce, as of 09:21 a.m. ET...
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