Govt targets 10m tonnes of maize output in five years

The government has taken initiatives to raise maize production to 10 million tonnes within the next five years, said agriculture minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Friday. "The country has immense potential for maize production. We have invented high yielding variety of maize considering our favourable climate. We are providing...

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Experts push for SMP policy

Speakers at a discussion on Saturday urged the banking regulator to declare significant market power (SMP) policy in the mobile financial service industry to break the monopoly of this latest payment system to enhance competition in the market, reports BSS.They also called for a cut in the cash-out charge, fix...

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Bangladesh's DBL Group says 100 workers trapped in Ethiopia after clashes

At least 104 Bangladeshi workers of DBL Group are trapped in the northern region of Tigray in Ethiopia where federal troops are fighting local forces, reports benews.24.MA Jabbar, managing director of DBL Group, a leading Bangladeshi garment manufacturer, confirmed the entrapment of Bangladeshi workers. "We have sought help from the...

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