The absence of strong candidates running against ruling party contenders in the upcoming elections to the five city corporations raises concerns about the credibility and acceptability of the polls, said discussants at a programme yesterday.

Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed, lawmaker of Bhola-1, has announced that he will donate all his movable and immovable property to Tofail Ahmed Foundation.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed gives instruction to the deputy commissioners (DCs) to work sincerely for keeping prices of daily essentials within the purchasing capability of consumers across the country.

The government will not extend the period of two factory inspection agencies Accord and Alliance after 2018, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says.

Bangladesh expects to restore the generalised system of preferences (GSP) status during the upcoming Ticfa meeting, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says.

GSP is always riddled with the subjectivity of the benefit granting countries. Indeed, trade analysts would recognise that this element of subjectivity is one of the fundamental problems with the GSP regimes.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says the government will not take any more initiative to regain the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) status in the US market.

Awami League Presidium Member Tofail Ahmed claims that nobody could tarnish the reputation of Bangladesh Chhatra League in the past.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said international factoring removes the danger of open-account trade under two-factor system very easily, regardless of whether the exporter is a small or large organisation.