Govt to buy 11.50 lakh mts Boro rice
The government has decided to procure 11.50 lakh metric tonnes of rice (boiled and non-boiled) and 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Boro season.
Some 10 lakh metric tonnes of boiled rice will be procured at Tk 40 per kg, 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of non-boiled (atap) rice at Tk 39 per kg and 6.50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy at Tk 27 per kg.
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder came up with the information while talking to reporters at a virtual programme on Monday.
The procurement of boro paddy will start from April 28, rice from May 7 and will continue till August 31.
E commerce to reach TCB products to homes of middle class families; Tipu
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DHAKA, April 26, 2021 (BSS) – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that the fair price products of state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would be reached to the homes of middle class families through e commerce.
“TCB is selling essential items across the country through trucks at fair price. The government has taken decision to sell four essential items like edible oil, chickpeas, sugar and lentil so that the middle class families are not deprived of such facility,” he said.
The Commerce Minister was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the operations of “Mahe Ramjan e Ghore Boshe Shostir Bazar” organized by the E Commerce Association (e-CAB).
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Published: 18 Apr 2021 08:53 PM BdST
Updated: 18 Apr 2021 08:53 PM BdST
The commerce ministry has launched a $7.5 million COVID-19 response fund for private enterprises to aid them in producing medical and personal protective equipment in an effort to fight the coronavirus. );
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Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi virtually announced the fund titled COVID-19 Enterprise Response Fund , initiated with the support of the World Bank, under the ministry s Export Competitiveness for Jobs project on Sunday. Any firm registered and operated in Bangladesh for more than three years can apply for grants ranging from $50,000 to $500,000. The factory has to meet government, social, environmental and other standards and must be financially viable, he said.
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Published: 11 Apr 2021 09:01 PM BdST
Updated: 11 Apr 2021 09:01 PM BdST Workers wash hands with water and soap before entering a garment factory in Dhaka s Tejgaon on Monday, Apr 5, 2021 as a weeklong lockdown began to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi Workers enter a garment factory in Dhaka s Tejgaon by maintaining physical distancing on Monday, Apr 5, 2021 as a weeklong lockdown began to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Apparel industry entrepreneurs are claiming to have received the greenlight from the government to keep export-focused factories running as Bangladesh prepares to enter a complete lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 from Apr 14.