Twenty-one businesses are going to be awarded the "President's Award for Industrial Development" for their contributions to industrialisation, employment generation, and overall economic development, according to a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Industries on November 15.
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Bangladesh’s earnings from spice exports increased 25 percent year-on-year in the first three months of fiscal 2023-24 due to demand from expatriates of Bangladesh and other Asian countries.
Although Bangladesh posted a higher export growth in the just-concluded fiscal year on the back of garments and some non-traditional items, four major sectors suffered a fall, raising concerns for the economy and the employment sector.Â
In the last nine months, only $687 million worth of agricultural products were exported which is around 32.37% less than the actual target of $1 billion, according to statistics of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). Agro-product exporters said a big portion of the export basket was aromatic rice.