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Market turmoil over fair prices of agri-products
Staff Correspondent : There is a child’s play about fixing the prices of 29 products of the Department of Agriculture Marketing. Nowhere in the country, including the capital, has the effect of determining ‘reasonable prices’. On the contrary, the prices of all products have increased. There is no ‘judicial power’…
Read More »Potato prices on rise again in Hili
Hili Correspondent : The price of potato has increased again in Hili of Dinajpur. The price of potato in the wholesale market increased by Tk 5-6 per kg during the week. Traders are blaming the downward supply. They say that the import of potatoes from India continues. But local farmers…
Read More »Annual profits from forced labour amount to $ 236 b : ILO
Industry Desk : Forced labour in the private economy generates US$236 billion in illegal profits per year, a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found.The total amount of illegal profits from forced labour has risen by US$64 billion (37 per cent) since 2014, a dramatic increase that…
Read More »Foreign debt to be doubled in 2 years
Mahfuja Mukul : In the financial year 2022-23, the government has spent Tk 26,803 crores in the payment of principal and interest on foreign loans. The estimate of the economic relations department of the government is that in the next financial year (2024-25) the expenditure will be Tk 57 thousand…
Read More »Global Economist Forum (GEF)
Presidentof Global Economist Forum (GEF), a United Nations general member organization and Editor of Daily Industry Dr Enayet Karim yesterday called on Planning Minister Major General Abdus Salam, recd, psc (retd), MP (left) and State Minister for Planning Md. Shahiduzzaman Sarker, MP at the Planning Commission, Dhaka.While Advisors of GEF…
Read More »Agriculture Marketing dept not empowered to implement fixing price of commodities
Mahfuz Emran : The minimum and reasonable price of agricultural produce is determined by the Directorate of Agriculture Marketing. With that power, this organization of the government has recently fixed the prices of a total of 29 daily products including fish and meat, dates, various vegetables. However, the officials of…
Read More »Veteran social worker Aziz Mollick is no more
Special Correspondent: Alhaj Azizul Haque Mollick (Aziz Mollick), a prominent politician and social worker of Shariatpur, breathed his last at Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka at around 1:30 PM on Tuesday (Inna Lillahi WaInna Ilaihi Rajeun). Earlier, he was admitted to the hospital 5-6 days ago with old age ailments.…
Read More »Young Economists’ Forum hosted EconProdigy
The Young Economists’ Forum successfully hosted the sixth edition of EconProdigy this year. EconProdigy is the first inter-university policy-making competition in Bangladesh. It is a platform for undergraduate students across different universities of the country to engage in extensive economic discussions, compete with rigorous teams, and develop innovative economic policies.…
Read More »Majority of share market investors lose capital
-Facing confidence crisis-Market lost Tk 76,000cr-Index lost 500 points Mahfuja Mukul: The country’s stock market has been in a bad state for a long time. Even after turning around for a few days, the stock market continues to fall again. Investors are constantly losing their invested capital. There is no…
Read More »Most growers in food insecurity
Mahfuz Emran : Those who produce foods are in the most food insecurity. This problem is more common in farming families than in any other profession. About 26.13 percent of households producing food grains through agriculture are moderately or severely food insecure. Apart from this, about 1 percent of agricultural…
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