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Mango imports plummet as local yields keep soaring

The import of mango has declined gradually in recent years, thanks to a sustained rise in local production of the delicious tropical fruit.This trend in mango imports has thus saved millions of foreign exchange.Bangladesh imported only 2,050 tonnes of mango in fiscal year (FY) 2017-18, mainly from India and Thailand,...

Chairman of ACI Limited M Anis Ud Dowla handing over a crest to Nobel Laureate Sir Richard John

Chairman of ACI Limited M Anis Ud Dowla handing over a crest to Nobel Laureate Sir Richard John Roberts, a British biochemist and molecular biologist, at a discussion organised by the ACI in the city recently, attended by Managing Director of ACI Limited Dr Arif Dowla and Managing Director of...

Karnaphuli tunnel project needs 6.5 more acres of land

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 9: The Karnaphuli tunnel project officials have sought more land for the construction of approach road and project service area entrance. The project authorities would send a letter to the Bridges Authority in Dhaka this week, asking for a lease of 6.51 acres of additional land, sources said.Earlier...

Create skilled workforce to face global challenges

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said on Saturday that there is no alternative to developing skilled human resources in the country to face the upcoming global challenges.Becoming a higher middle income country and then a developed one would only be possible through transforming the population into skilled manpower,...

Industry leaders eye export of poultry products to ME by 2024

Poultry industry leaders on Saturday expressed the hope that the country would be able to export poultry products by 2024, especially to the Middle East, a big market for halal meat.Bangladesh is on the right track to achieve self-sufficiency in poultry production soon as the sector may receive an investment...

Int'l Trade Fair in Sylhet

SYLHET, Mar 9 (UNB): The 5th International Trade Fair is going to begin at Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium in the city's Shahi Idgah area on Sunday.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi officially inaugurated the month-long fair, organised by the Sylhet Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industries on Saturday afternoon.A number of foreign...

Uzbekistan wants to develop trade ties with Bangladesh

Uzbekistan is very keen to develop the bilateral trade relations with Bangladesh. It has emphasised utilising probable ways and means to expand trade between the two brotherly countries, according to a press statement. The existing trade might be diversified by active steps of business community of both the countries, it...