Two persons were arrested with 100 pieces of gold bars from CRB area in Chattogram yesterday.

Bangladesh expects record tea output in 2016

Economic Reporter :Bangladesh’s tea output in 2016 is expected to hit a record 80 million kg from 66 million a year earlier, the commerce minister said on Sunday, a volume that may be big enough to make imports unnecessary.Bangladesh became a net importer of tea after ranking as the world’s fifth-largest exporter in 1990s, due to a big increase in domestic consumption.“Tea production this year is likely to hit all-time high of 80,000 tonnes,” Minister of Commerce Tofail Ahmed told...

20 Dec 2016, 12:00 am