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Govt bans plantation, collection, and sale of eucalyptus, akashmoni saplings

Dhaka, May 15 -- To protect the environment, ecosystems and biodiversity, the government has banned the plantation, collection and sale of eucalyptus and akashmoni saplings. The Forest-1 Wing of the ... Read More


Chief Adviser calls for regional economic cooperation, hydro power collaboration with Nepal

Dhaka, May 12 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for an integrated economic strategy between Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Seven North Eastern States of India, emphasising the p... Read More


Govt floats tender to buy one more spot LNG cargo in June

Dhaka, May 11 -- The government has reissued a tender to purchase one spot LNG cargo for the June 26-27 delivery window to meet growing summer demand from industries and power plants. State-run Rupan... Read More


Stocks suffer most in four years

Dhaka, May 7 -- Dhaka stocks suffered their sharpest decline in over four years on Wednesday, with the benchmark index plunging 3.015 per cent, driven by investor concerns over escalating geopolitical... Read More


Govt to buy 4 more LNG cargoes over next 4 months to supply more gas to industries

Dhaka, May 7 -- The government has moved to buy four additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes during the next four months from May to August at the cost of around Tk 28 billion to allocate more ... Read More


Govt suspends lease of 17 stone quarries over environmental concerns

Dhaka, April 27 -- Taking into consideration environmental factors, the government has decided to suspend the leasing process of 17 out of 51 stone quarries in the country. The decision came from a m... Read More


Adviser Asif Mahmud apologises over father's contractor licence

Dhaka, April 24 -- Adviser to the local government and sports ministries Mr Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has publicly apologised through Facebook. The apology was issued through a post on Asif's verifi... Read More


icddr,b launches advanced genome sequencing-based cancer diagnostics in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 23 -- icddr,b has launched its Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)-based cancer diagnostic service, making a major step forward in making precision cancer care more accessible and affordable... Read More


Bangladesh's top 5.0 per cent hold 30 per cent of national income, Labour Reform Commission says

Dhaka, April 21 -- The country's top 5 per cent income group owns 30 per cent of the national income, said a report prepared by the Labour Reform Commission while presenting the picture of income disp... Read More


Bangladesh Agricultural Economists Association gets its new executive committee

Dhaka, April 19 -- Md Ahsanuzzaman Lintu, an agro-entrepreneur and the Director and CEO of Spectra Hexa Feeds Ltd, has assumed office as the President of the newly elected committee of the Bangladesh ... Read More