Chicken and egg prices soar, but it’s too late for many small poultry businesses in Bangladesh

Shakeela Farooq, chief scientific officer for poultry research at the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, said her calculations showed that the cost of production for one chick could be as high as 35 taka. However, the actual price was Rs 15 on January 19 and reached Rs 60 in February. Shahidur believes that companies make extra […]

Ekushi Book Fair task force recommends closure of two stalls, warns seven others

The task force constituted to monitor the Amar Ekushi Book Fair has recommended closure of stalls of Rabeya Book House and Grontho Prakash for irregularities like selling pirated books. The task force also recommended warning seven publishing houses for violating the policy laid down for publishers. The seven publishers who have been warned include Ma […]