Sohel Parvez

Progress in ensuring food safety in Bangladesh has remained slow despite huge public outcry and efforts by various agencies, thanks to businesses' profiteering tendency, a lack of enforcement of laws, coordination among government bodies and awareness among consumers.

The government is set to frame a policy on agriculture mechanisation with the aim of increasing farm productivity by speeding up the process of adoption of low-cost but efficient machinery at grower's level.

Moinuddin Moin, proprietor of Marlin Digital Studio on the Hatkhola Road, once known as the studio street of Dhaka city, logged in just Tk 930 in sales in three days to January 22.

The National Board of Revenue logged in Tk 10 crore in the last fiscal year thanks to 8-10 multinational companies' voluntary

Warm clothes sellers are recording sluggish sales during the current winter season because of higher temperature in January, historically the coldest month of a year.

The government is framing rules to ensure proper management of electronic waste (e-waste) such as handsets, computers and electrical items, which tend to be dumped haphazardly, posing risks to the environment and public health.

Alim Industries is expanding facilities to make farm machinery to meet the rising demand from growers in the face of gradual decline in farm workers, said the company.

The National Board of Revenue has reduced the tariff on import of parts of automated teller machines (ATMs) and closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras to facilitate the gadgets' assembly in the hi-tech parks.

The motorcycle market is set to be around 6 lakh units by the end of 2019 thanks to price cuts, increasing purchasing capacity and thrust for faster mobility.

The Customs Intelligence claimed to have detected that Crescent Group laundered Tk 1,297.65 crore abroad against 657 fake export bills in collusion with some officials of Janata Bank's Imamganj branch in Dhaka.

Home sales are likely to pick up this year after a underwhelming 2018, spurred by hopes of political stability and positive economic growth outlook, said realtors and lenders.

Rice traders have raised the prices of the staple further in the last couple of days, cashing in on the hikes by millers after the national

Good news for cross-border cruise lovers. Your dream of travelling between Bangladesh and India, while also enjoying the beauty of the mystic Sundarbans and the lush green dots of riverine Bangladesh, is about to come true.

Increasing export of paper and tissue has created a window for local mills to utilise their huge unused capacity and bring home foreign currency.

Three drug makers are set to enjoy the privilege of being the revenue authority's trusted traders soon, meaning they would be able to

Shrimp processors finished the first half of fiscal 2018-19 amid lower export receipts than a year earlier, with a revival in fortunes progressively looking unlikely in the second half, said exporters yesterday.

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has collected samples of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder from the domestic market to test if there is any presence of cancer-causing asbestos in the celebrated product, said an official yesterday.

The jute industry is riding out 2018 on a rough tide thanks to a slide in global demand in the second half after a decent start to the

Wheat acreage may shrink this season as many farmers have shifted to maize and other crops to make higher profits, said agriculturists.

Contestants for the 11th parliamentary polls have been using laminated posters in the campaign, which are harmful for the environment.