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Lentil imports on the rise
Low domestic production the cause, experts say
Bangladesh s lentil imports are on the rise due to increased consumption amid inadequate domestic production.
Farmers produce 1.75 lakh tonnes of lentils annually while various businesses and importers say that the country s yearly requirement is around 6-7 lakh tonnes.
Lentil imports hit 5.21 lakh tonnes between July-September of 2020, a 58 per cent increase compared to the same period the year before, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics shows.
Consumption is increasing and imports have shot up, said Abul Bashar Chowdhury, chairman of BSM Group, one of the leading importers of consumer goods.
Bangladesh close to victory: occupation forces squeezed
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history of Bangalee nation.
intellectuals including academics, teachers, journalists, doctors, engineers
and other professionals were brutally killed with a view to making the nation
intellectually bankrupt.
including the Dhaka University campus in front of their family members,
neighbours and colleagues and they never returned.
‘Al Badar’, the local agents of the Pakistani occupation forces, led by
Major General Rao Farman Ali prepared the list of the intellectuals and
carried out the killing.
December 16, which included Prof JC Dev, Prof Mofazzal Haider Chowdhury, Prof
Munir Chowdhury, Prof Gias Uddin, Prof Muniruzzaman, Prof Anwar Pasha,
Import, export cost goes up as freight rates rise
Freight charges have risen in the last few weeks due to the adverse effects of Covid-19 on the global shipping sector, pushing the cost for importers and exporters in Bangladesh, industry people said.
Major mainline operations have increased the freight rates citing an acute shortage of empty containers following a surge in demand for imports.
Besides, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the global supply chain, causing delays in shipment and congestion at several ports, they said.
CMA-CGM, the fourth largest container shipping line in the world, has recently announced that it would implement new freight charges for the routes between base ports in Northern Europe and the Indian subcontinent.