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Prices of fishes, eggs, veggies soar

Prices of fish, eggs, and vegetables increased again last week, while the shortage of soybean oil continues in city markets. A visit to retail and wholesale markets in Dhaka on Friday showed that fish prices went up mainly due to fishing restrictions in several sanctuaries under the government's juvenile hilsa...

Five ships with LNG, LPG due to arrive at Ctg port by Apr 15

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 10: Five ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are scheduled to arrive in Chittagong by April 15.These vessels are entering the sea limits in a steady flow to help maintain uninterrupted fuel supplies all over the country.According to the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA)...

Boro harvest begins in Sunamganj with high yield expectations

SUNAMGANJ, April 10 (BSS): The harvesting of Boro paddy has commenced across the haor regions of the district, with farmers expecting a successful harvest this season.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Boro was cultivated on 2,23,511 hectares of land in the district this year, surpassing the initial target...

Saudi Arabia says Iran attacks have affected oil production

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 10 (AFP): Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that the attacks carried out in recent weeks by Iran against the kingdom's energy infrastructure killed one person and impacted its oil production capacity.The attacks have targeted "infrastructure for oil and gas production, transport and refining, as well as...

ADB predicts slowing Asia growth as MidEast war takes toll

MANILA, April 10 (AFP): The Middle East war is expected to drag on Asia's economies over this year and next, the Asian Development Bank warned Friday, as it predicted growth to slow to 5.1 percent across the world's most populous region.That prediction could prove optimistic, however, if new evidence suggesting...

After oil, Venezuela opens up mining to private investors

CARACAS, April 10 (AFP): Venezuela on Thursday threw open the country's vast mineral reserves to private investment, less than three months after rolling back state control over the oil sector, in line with US demands.The South American country, which is undergoing a profound transformation following the US overthrow of leftist...