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Chinal is a jhum fruit. The people of Chittagong Hill Tracts have planted this fruit for years as a companion crop with others. Agriculture scientists now say it will not only be cultivated on jhum land but will also be cultivated in the plains from now on....

King Kong's founder, Sabri Suby provides insights and advice for those working on the strategy and campaign for the launch of a product or service during the COVID-19 pandemic. 30-second summary: In order to have the guts to push out...

President M Abdul Hamid has asked all concerned, especially the government and non-government entrepreneurs, to increase fish production by cultivating and preserving different varieties of local fishes. Releasing fish fries at Bangabhaban to mark the National Fisheries Week-2021 on Tuesday, he said: "Production of...

Bangladesh Bank has released initially Tk2,000 crore to banks from the government's Tk5,000 crore stimulus package. “We have already released Tk2,000 crore from the stimulus package after getting loans applications from the respective banks. However, 38 banks applied for Tk2,566.19 crore from the package,” said BB Executive...

China will raise tariffs on $60 billion worth US goods from June 1 in retaliation to the US tariff hikes and US plans to target almost all Chinese imports, China’s foreign ministry announced on May 13. This followed the latest round of US-China trade talks that ended on May 10...

Some 93 per cent of Bangladeshi family-owned businesses are optimistic about seeing growth in 2022, which is higher than what those around the globe hope for, according to a survey by PwC Bangladesh. In the year, 86 per cent of global family firms expect...

A German apparel company, United Bridal Factory, is relocating one of its successful factories from Poland to Bangladesh by investing about $12 million. The factory, which would be located in the Adamjee Export Processing Zone in Narayanganj, will manufacture high-end bridal wear as well as accessories for...

The world is preparing to move past the global COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 1.5 million people as vaccines begin to roll out to the public.The UK is expected to distribute Pfizer's vaccine for the novel coronavirus this week after British authorities approved it for emergency use...

Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.8 per cent in fiscal year 2022, according to the latest Asian Development Outlook 2021 released today by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The growth projection reflects a strong recovery supported by strengthening manufacturing,...

বেসরকারি প্রতিষ্ঠান বিদেশে কৃষি খাতে বিনিয়োগের সুযোগ পাচ্ছে। আমদানিনির্ভর কৃষিপণ্যের চাহিদা মেটাতে এবং উদ্ভিদের কৌলিক সম্পদ (প্লান্ট জেনেটিক রিসোর্সেস) বিনিময়ের মাধ্যমে উদ্ভিদের জাত উন্নয়নের লক্ষ্যে বিদেশে কৃষিতে বিনিয়োগের দ্বার উন্মুক্ত করা হচ্ছে। এজন্য কৃষি মন্ত্রণালয় বহির্বিশ্বের কৃষি বিনিয়োগ নীতি-২০২০ প্রণয়ন করছে। ইতোমধ্যে নীতির খসড়া তৈরি করে সংশ্লিষ্ট...