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Potato shipments fall sharply

The country has witnessed a gradual fall in potato exports for the last few years as Russia, Indonesia and the Philippines -- three leading exporting destinations for Bangladeshi potato-imposed restrictions on its import, insiders said.The Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC), however, placed six-point recommendation recently, focusing on 'varietal development and maintaining...

Planning Minister MA Mannan speaking at the World Conference Series 2019 organised

Planning Minister MA Mannan speaking at the World Conference Series 2019 organised by the Centre for NRB at a city hotel on Saturday Story on page 8 — FE photo

$185m WB loan for renewable energy

The World Bank has approved $185 million to add up to 310 Megawatt (MW) in renewable energy generation capacity in Bangladesh and mobilise private sector participation to meet the growing demand for electricity in the country, reports UNB.The Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project will increase installed capacity of renewables through piloting...

Dutch organisation to help boost black tiger shrimp production

Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) and a Dutch research enterprise have signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in The Hague to transfer knowledge and innovations for boosting black tiger shrimp production in Bangladesh, reports UNB. President of BSFF Syed Mahmudul Haque and Managing Director of Hendrix Genetics Aquaculture...

Managing Director & CEO of NCC Bank Mosleh Uddin Ahmed and other officials seen

Managing Director & CEO of NCC Bank Mosleh Uddin Ahmed and other officials seen at the closing ceremony of the '73rd Foundation Training Course' the bank organised for its newly recruited management trainee officers at the NCC Bank Training Institute recently

Uttara Motors participates in Indo-Bangla automotive show

Uttara Motors Ltd participated in the Indo-Bangla Automotive Show '19 with their most popular Suzuki Vehicle and Smart hybrid technology Ciaz & Ertiga which were recently launched. The fair will end on March 04, 2019, according to a press release.Uttara Motors Ltd, the leading and renowned automobile marketing company in...

Nepal, China all set to sign transit protocol

Nepal and China have agreed on the text of the Protocol to Transit and Transportation following a round of recent negotiations, six months after the two countries agreed on the final text of the protocol in Kathmandu, reports The Kathmandu Post. The landmark agreement, once it goes into effect, will...