Farmers need high-yielding seeds at affordable prices: FBCCI

The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) said on Wednesday that there is an urgent need to ensure quality seeds and modern storage facilities to increase agricultural production. FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam was speaking at a discussion meeting of the standing committee on agriculture, agro-processing and agro-based industries

BPC opens cell to monitor supply of diesel to farmers

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has opened a central control cell at its headquarters in Chattogram to monitor the supply of diesel, the main petroleum fuel for the irrigation pumps, during the coming irrigation season.This was informed by the BPC to a virtual inter-ministerial meeting on Tuesday, organised by the Ministry