Bagerhat seeks economic uplift thru Sugarcane
Sugarcane, once a hallmark of Bagerhat鈥檚 agricultural landscape, is making a strong comeback thanks to favourable weather, reduced soil salinity, and renewed interest from farmers and youth...
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鈥楻ang Bilash鈥� sugarcane production reaps profit
The cultivation of 鈥楻ang Bilash鈥� sugarcane, renowned for its captivating colour and abundant juice, is proving to be a highly profitable agricultural venture in Natore district.
Govt should, rather, improve public industry management
FOUR state-run corporations having counted Tk 282.38 billion in losses in 28 years is a glaring example of inefficiency and mismanagement. The mismanagement in two corporations, the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation and the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, resulted in the closure of 31 mills during the third tenure, 2019鈥�2024, of the...
Sugarcane farmers gets timely payment through bKash
Sugarcane farmers associated with the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) are now receiving payments for sugarcane sales on time, directly into their bKash accounts.
Reopen closed state-run jute and sugar mills: labour leaders
Leaders of different labour rights organisations on Friday urged the government to reopen 26 nationalised jute mills and nine sugar mills closed during the fascist Awami League regime.
Govt approves bulk imports of rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser
The Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase on Wednesday approved a number of proposals to procure rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser to meet local demands and award contracts for upgradation of landing stations...
Prices of onions, edible oil, sugar go up despite govt measures
The prices of onions, edible oil, sugar and garlic went up on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.
NBR cuts duty on sugar, eggs, edible oil imports
The National Board of Revenue on Thursday issued a gazette notification exempting import duty on sugar and eggs, and import and local VAT on edible oil to increase supply and...
NBR halves RD on sugar import
The National Board of Revenue has reduced the regulatory duty on import of refined and raw sugar with the aim of stabilising the sugar price on the local market.
34,128 kg smuggled sugar seized in Sylhet, 2 held
A detective team of Sylhet Metropolitan Police seized two trucks, loaded with 34,128 kilograms of sugar smuggled from India, in Moglabazar area early Saturday...
1.2 lakh kg smuggled sugar seized, 7 held
Detective Branch of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police on Thursday seized six trucks loaded with 1.20 lakh kilograms sugar smuggled from India worth around Tk 1.44 crore in the city鈥檚 Shah Paran area...
Fuel shortages a bitter pill for Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry
Cuba鈥檚 sugar cane industry, once the world leader, first lost the United States as its main client 60 years ago, then the Soviet Union three decades later...
S Alam joins hands with govt to revive sugar mills
S Alam and Co, one of the leading industrial groups of the country, joined hands with the government for sugarcane production and modernisation of sugar mills in...
Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation
CONSUMPTION of sugar-sweetened beverages, such as regular soda, fruit drinks, sports and energy drinks, sweetened waters, pop, cola, tonic fruit punch, lemonade, sweetened powdered drinks, and coffee and tea beverages with added sugars, is a major public health problem globally...
HC orders removal of fake blood sugar test strips
The High Court on Monday asked the government authorities to explain in four weeks why their inaction to prevent the manufacture and marketing of fake blood sugar test strips would not be declared illegal...
Faridul Haque gets reception
Religious affairs minister Md Faridul Haque Khan Dulal was accorded a reception by Bangladesh Sugarmill Akhchashi Federation on Thursday...
RAB arrests Ctg businessman with 500 sacks of hoarded sugar
Rapid Action Battalion in a drive seized around 500 sacks of illegally imported sugar, weighing 30 tonnes, from a warehouse in Chaktai area today and arrested a businessman.....
