Dhaka, Jan. 18 -- Local refiners pressed the government twice this month to raise edible-oil prices despite a falling trend in prices in the global market in recent weeks, sources say. This came afte... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- The government plans to impose tariff on onion import with an eye to protecting the interest of domestic farmers, sources said. To this end, the agriculture ministry has written to ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has sought a Tk 80 billion urgent fund from the government to maintain uninterrupted power supply across the country. The government ow... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- The food ministry has sought a Tk 26.51- billion emergency allocation to continue the subsidised open market sale (OMS) of key essentials without interruptions, sources said. It rec... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Due to lack of local suppliers, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has planned to purchase 240 million litres of palm oil from Malaysia under government-to-government (G2G) arra... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Hit by alleged big-business lending scams, the state-owned Janata Bank has sought some Tk 200 billion in an urgent bailout as its capital base plummeted into negative territory, sour... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 6 -- Bangladesh's foreign mission officials are entitled to a maximum annual education allowance of US$20,000 for two children studying abroad. Now, they are seeking similar facilities, e... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Local refiners in recent months have pressed the government several times to increase edible-oil prices in the light of the substantial price rise in the international market, industr... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Cold storage owners have suggested the government procure and preserve one million tonnes of potatoes annually to control artificial price hikes of the widely-consumed item, sources ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Sonali Bank PLC has requested the government to issue bonds worth Tk 60 billion to settle outstanding loans of the sugar mills and Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (B... Read More