Posts By The Business Standard
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196Rice News in EnglishGovt increases paddy procurement price by Tk2, rice Tk1
“The paddy will be procured at Tk32 per kilogram and rice at Tk45,” the minister said after attending a meeting of the...
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194Edible Oil News in EnglishSoybean oil price hiked by Tk4 to Tk167/litre
State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu announced the price of soybean oil at the Secretariat on Thursday (18 April). Meanwhile, the...
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202Rice News in EnglishRice sack labelling not yet implemented despite deadline
The 21 February directive directed millers to include details like production mill name, district and upazila, production date, mill gate price, rice...
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168Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishCentre mulls allowing excess stock of B-heavy molasses for ethanol making
The government is considering allowing sugar mills to manufacture ethanol using their excess B-heavy molasses as feedstock, amid comfortable sugar supply and...
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226Wheat News in EnglishUP govt ramps up wheat procurement centres to achieve 6 MT target
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has increased the number of wheat procurement centres by 10 per...
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174Edible Oil News in EnglishDespite 316% profit growth, Emerald Oil’s shares nosedive
Despite a substantial 316% growth in profit in the first half of the current fiscal year 2023-24, the share price of Emerald...
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197EnglishIndia is considering to extend parboiled rice tax in risk to world supply
India, the world’s top rice shipper, may extend an export tax on the parboiled variety as part of efforts to ease food...
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209EnglishFDI plummets 40% in Sept quarter amid shrinking forex reserves
Net foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh fell by nearly 40% in the three months to September 2023, putting stress on the...
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204EnglishEdible oil prices hiked quietly, flour also gets costlier
The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has quietly raised edible oil prices this time, deviating from their usual practice...
