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Fuel queues pushing up transport costs
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (594+ words) Amid long queues at refuelling stations, trucks carrying perishable vegetables, food items and factory raw materials are charging at least Tk 5,000 more than pre-war rates per trip to Dhaka from different parts of the country. These higher transport costs risk…...
Diesel crunch hits farm heartlands
1+ week, 5+ day ago (860+ words) Farmers across the country are struggling to irrigate paddy and other crops after the government restricted fuel supply amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, raising fears of disruptions to Boro cultivation. In many areas, diesel has disappeared from…...
From Suez to Hormuz: A stress test for Bangladesh’s export logistics
3+ week, 4+ day ago (392+ words) Bangladesh's export success has never been just about competitive labour or entrepreneurial energy. Logistics'the quiet, disciplined movement of goods from factory floors to port gates, from container yards to mother vessels, and from ships to global retail shelves'has also played…...
Unload goods in 3 days or face action: shipping adviser to lighter vessels
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain today warned of tough action if any lighter ship fails to unload goods within three days of reaching the wharf. He issued the directive at an inter-ministerial meeting at the shipping…...
Why is our logistics policy failing to deliver on its promise?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (396+ words) Will Mustafizur get his IPL money after KKR exit? Trump says US oil firms to head into Venezuela US brings Maduro to New York after capturing him from Venezuela "Easier said than done: BCCI official plays down Bangladeshs venue shift…...