Govt to procure soybean oil, sugar, chickpeas
Govt to procure soybean oil, sugar, chickpeas

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure some 32.60 lakh liters of soybean oil, 10,000 Metric Tons (MTs) of chickpeas and 5,000 MTs of sugar to meet the growing demand of the country ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan, reports BSS. The approval came from the 10th...

TCB starts selling commodities thru truck sale from Thursday
TCB starts selling commodities thru truck sale from Thursday

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling commodities including rice at subsidized rates through truck sale from Thursday among the common consumers in Dhaka and Chattogram, reports BSS. Under such an initiative, essential items like edible oil, lentil alongside...

Giant meteorite triggered historic tsunami and boiled oceans
Giant meteorite triggered historic tsunami and boiled oceans

Scientists have found that a huge meteorite discovered in 2014 triggered a tsunami bigger than any recorded in human history and caused the oceans to boil. This space rock was 200 times bigger than the asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs and struck Earth approximately three...

Govt to procure 55 lakh litres soybean oil
Govt to procure 55 lakh litres soybean oil

The government on Sunday has approved separate proposals for procuring some 55 lakh litres of soybean oil and 1.50 lakh tonnes of fertiliser to meet the countrys growing demand. The Advisers Council Committee on Government Procurement (ACCGP) approved its 8th meeting with Finance Adviser Dr...

Oil plunges 4% as Iran supply disruption concerns ease
Oil plunges 4% as Iran supply disruption concerns ease

Oil prices tumbled more than 4 per cent to a near two-week low on Tuesday due to a weaker demand outlook and after a media report said Israel would not strike Iranian nuclear and oil sites, easing fears of a supply disruption, Reuters reported. Brent crude futures settled down $3.21, or 4.14 per...