Wahidul, Masud elected president, general secretary of BTTC

The newly launched Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Council (BTTC) has elected Kazi Wahidul Alam, editor of the Bangladesh Monitor, and Masud Hussain, managing director of Bengal Tours Ltd, as its president and secretary respectively. The election of 17 members of the council was held at the InterContinental Dhaka on December 4,

BTTC recommends increasing sugar prices by Tk 15 per kg

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) advised increasing the price of sugar by Tk15 per kilogram amid a volatile commodity market. Sources said that the state agency recently sent its recommendation to the Commerce Ministry in response to the sugar refiners' request, citing steep bank loan interest rates, rising dollar

Palm oil, sugar prices down by Tk 8 and Tk 6

The Commerce Ministry has set the price of packed sugar at Tk 95 per kg, loose sugar at Tk 90, and palm oil at Tk 125 per litre.  The ministry on Thursday issued a notification in this regard as per the recommendation of Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC).  Until today, the