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Farmers not getting fertiliser as needed despite higher prices

Bogura Correspondent: Nazmul Hossain, a farmer from Kichak Union in Shibganj, Bogura, is cultivating Aman rice on 10 bighas of land this year. His seedlings are now one month old,

BSTI orders immediate withdrawal of 10 food items from markets

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI) has ordered authorities concerned to immediately withdraw 10 food products from markets including spices from Bombay Sweets and Baghabari Ghee. In

42 Private Banks on the brink: Directors suck Tk 2.08 tr in credit scheme

Golam Mostafa Jibon: In a brazen violation of corporate governance laws and central bank mandates, nearly 500 board directors across 42 private commercial banks have systematically siphoned off Tk 2.08

Longer road to recovery as 19 economic indicators worsen

TDS Desk: The country’s economic stabilisation remains fragile, and the recovery is likely to take longer than the government expects, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy

Energy Sector in Peril: 12 Key Risks Identified, Overhaul Roadmap Outlined

Rehennuma Tarannum: Despite having adequate power generation capacity, Bangladesh is facing a severe gas and electricity crisis driven primarily by institutional, political, and financial mismanagements. To address the breakdown and

Policy panic or artificial crisis: Farmers fear production drop

—Golam Mostafa Jibon— As the ongoing Aman paddy cultivation and seedbed maintenance reach their peak season, farmers across Bangladesh find themselves trapped in a severe fertilizer crisis. Despite the government’s