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Jagaran Chakma

Jagaran Chakma is a Staff Reporter of The Daily Star

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Can incentives help Bangladesh attract more FDI?

4 October 2026
A new scheme offers resident and non-resident Bangladeshis a 1.25% cash reward for using their connections to attract fresh foreign investment
4 October 2026
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Local drugmakers see little gain from US tariff exemption

30 September 2026
Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry may see some opportunities from the latest US tariff adjustment, but the immediate benefits are likely to be limited because the country does not currently manufacture many of the highly specialised medicines covered by the measure, industry leaders said.
30 September 2026
Bangladesh fuel price hike: Costs Rise, But Prices May Stay Put

Companies are dodging price shock by cutting costs

29 September 2026
In the coming weeks, biscuits and spices may start arriving in slightly smaller packets, while dealers and retailers of atta, maida and suji may receive lower commissions on each packet sold.
29 September 2026
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Bangladesh sees gradual decline in foreign tourist arrivals

27 September 2026
Bangladesh has been registering a gradual decline in foreign tourist arrivals over the last two years amid political turmoil, security concerns and inadequate infrastructure and services.
27 September 2026
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Salt imports raise concerns among local producers

25 September 2026
Bangladesh has approved imports of 150,000 tonnes of unrefined salt just weeks before the new domestic production season, raising concerns among farmers and refiners over the need for the purchases and their impact on local producers.
25 September 2026
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Import rules eased for specialised fabrics

22 September 2026
The move is expected to ease sourcing of inputs for manufacturers producing specialised apparel
22 September 2026
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Fuel price hike starts hitting logistics sector

22 September 2026
Owners across Chattogram port’s logistics chain have begun raising charges and pressing for rate revisions after the latest fuel price hike, stoking fears of fresh cost pressure on businesses and exporters already struggling to compete internationally.
22 September 2026
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Higher fuel prices to push up costs of production

22 September 2026
The latest fuel price hike will raise production, transport and energy costs across Bangladesh, putting further pressure on businesses, exporters and consumers already facing high inflation and weak demand, business leaders said.
22 September 2026
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Investors in Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar grapple with water crisis

Investors in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) are not only facing an acute gas crisis, but also contending with virtually zero water supply to industrial units despite paying water bills, forcing them to set up their own water supply systems.
8 February 2024
Gas Crisis

Gas crisis choking ceramics makers

The persistent gas crisis in Bangladesh has been severely hindering the nation’s ceramics industry over the past three to four months, leading to a roughly 20 percent drop in overall production quality in the sector.
4 February 2024
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FDI flow to Bangladesh is low, why?

Despite developing economic zones and adopting one-stop services to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), Bangladesh has failed to get as much as it targeted. Not only global economic giants like India, even small economies in the South Asian region such as the Maldives and Sri Lanka are ahead of Bangladesh in terms of FDI attraction.
3 February 2024
Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar gets only 4% of proposed investment

Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar gets only 4% of proposed investment

The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN), the biggest economic zone in Bangladesh, is set to be a gamechanger for the country’s trade as its strategic location offers easy access to domestic and international markets.
30 January 2024
Economy to take a beating for acute gas crisis

Economy to take a beating for acute gas crisis

With industries suffering from the gas crisis, it might cause the consumers higher price concerns
24 January 2024
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Dhaka sees changing skyline indicative of growing economic strength

Even though high-rises are mostly Dhaka centric, they reflect an overall economic strength of the country, according to experts
22 January 2024
The Weekly View

Bowing to corruption remains the norm for businesses

Businesses in Bangladesh keep bowing to corruption as it has unfortunately become the way to do business
20 January 2024
Passenger car sales in Bangladesh

Car sales screech to 10-year low as prices accelerate

US dollar crisis and economic vulnerability has caused passenger car sales to plummet to a 10-year low
19 January 2024
Packaging Industry Output Drops 25% on Reduced Demand

Output falls 25% for packaging industry amid lower demand

Under supply of raw materials and a decline in demand resulted in contraction of 25 percent in 2023 for packaging industry
16 January 2024
Dollar Crisis Weakens Small and Medium Firms

Dollar crisis puts small and medium firms on weaker footing

Dollar crisis along with LC opening difficulties is giving small and medium firms no respite
15 January 2024
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Tourism fared well in 2023 despite jitters

The overall tourism industry in Bangladesh performed well throughout the outgoing calendar year despite facing adversity in the final quarter due to ongoing political unrest, according to industry people.
28 December 2023
Bangladesh economic challenges in 2024

Businesses to face inflation, currency headwinds in year ahead too

Businesses in Bangladesh will face challenges in managing the impacts of higher inflation and exchange rate in 2024 as well while the cost of production and operation may increase amid the rising bank interest, several business and corporate leaders warn
28 December 2023
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Fazlur Rahman: The man who came from humble beginnings and built an empire

More than 60 years ago, an adolescent Fazlur Rahman got an unexpected start to his journey in business.
25 December 2023
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PRAN-RFL investing TK 700cr to make opal glassware

PRAN-RFL Group is investing Tk 700 crore to set up factories for the manufacture of opal glassware and polystyrene sheets
25 December 2023
Geysers sales increasing in Bangladesh

Geyser sales gaining steam

Sales of geysers have increased this year thanks to the changing lifestyle of people living in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh
25 December 2023
Paper export from Bangladesh

Exports of paper and paper items reach 5-year high

The exports amounted to $110 million, a year-on-year growth of 51.42 percent, according to data of the EPB
22 December 2023
Light Engineering sector in Bangladesh

Lower sales of agri-machinery, spare parts hurting light engineering sector

Segments of the light engineering sector suffering from significantly lower sales for the past one-and-a-half years
21 December 2023
Cement sales slow as a result of political instability

Cement makers slash output as political tension flares up

Cement makers in Bangladesh have reduced production as political tension slowed sales amid a slowdown in construction projects
20 December 2023
Leather sector in Bangladesh is still not reaching their potential

Leather sector wasting opportunities

The leather sector cannot ensure value addition of over 65 percent whereas there is potential to reach 90 percent
18 December 2023
Pragati Industries Ltd yet to start assembling of sedan cars in Bangladesh

Pragati yet to get go-ahead to assemble sedans

Earlier in May, Pragati reached a consensus with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to establish a complete knock-down setup for assembling sedans
15 December 2023

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