Gas supply improves, but industries still struggle
18 August 2026
Bangladesh’s gas supply situation has improved from the severe shortages seen last week, but industries are yet to see a meaningful recovery as a larger share of the limited supply is now being diverted to power plants.
18 August 2026
Why Bangladesh, a global top producer, still imports fish
18 August 2026
By most measures, Bangladesh is one of the planet’s great fish-producing nations. It ranks second in the world for fish caught in rivers, lakes and wetlands, and fifth for farmed fish production, according to a June 2026 report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
18 August 2026
LNG supply worsens, chokes power output
14 August 2026
The gas crisis, which is in its fourth week, took a turn for the worse after Summit’s floating LNG terminal ran out of gas around 5:00pm yesterday.
14 August 2026
Health costs far exceed cigarette tax revenue
12 August 2026
Smokers increasingly switch to cheaper brands
12 August 2026
Extreme heat costs workers Tk 77,000cr a year: study
12 August 2026
A recent study, titled “No escaping the heat: Health and economic impacts of heat stress on informal workers in urban Bangladesh”, found that workers exposed to extreme heat outdoors lose an average of 23.7 working days a year.
12 August 2026
Fertiliser stocks drop below safe levels
10 August 2026
Reserves of some key fertilisers have fallen below safe levels, raising concerns about shortages during the upcoming cropping season amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and China’s ban on fertiliser export.
10 August 2026
Over half of all farmers earn below Tk 34,000 a year: BBS
5 August 2026
Bangladesh’s small-scale farmers, who make up more than half the country’s food producers, earn less than half the reported national average income, according to a new Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics survey published yesterday.
5 August 2026
Gas crisis ripples across economy
4 August 2026
Over 3,000MW of loadshedding recorded yesterday
4 August 2026
Inflation puts the squeeze on sales of Benarasi saris
The rising cost of living that stems from higher prices for essential goods has affected the Benarasi Palli in Dhaka’s Mirpur, where traders say sales have dipped by almost half despite it being the peak season.
14 December 2022
Sugar prices show no signs of easing
Sugar prices show no sign of falling in Bangladesh although refining activity is going on in full swing thanks to the improvement of gas supply to refiners to a large extent.
13 December 2022
Projector sales double amid FIFA World Cup
Shajedul Islam Sajal, who lives in the WASA staff quarter near Pallabi Extension in Dhaka’s Mirpur, had pooled his money with other youths in the area to buy a projector for Tk 15,000 before the FIFA World Cup began on November 20 this year.
10 December 2022
BSCIC Industrial Estates: Infrastructural shortcomings the prime concern
Infrastructural inadequacies, such as potholes, are the biggest concern for businesses based in industrial estates of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), according to 67 per cent of the entrepreneurs with factories inside BSCIC areas across the country.
2 December 2022
Tax return filing fails to keep pace with growing economy
The number of registered taxpayers is gradually increasing in Bangladesh but return submission is low relative to the size and growth of the economy, which has expanded significantly in the past decade.
1 December 2022
Of OMS queues and desperation
Eighty-year-old Renu Bibi left home in the capital’s Lalbagh before daybreak to queue up for subsidised rice and flour sold at a truck under the government’s Open Market Sale programme.
1 December 2022
Small businesses suffer as sales drop for high inflation
Cottage, micro, small-and-medium enterprises (CMSMEs) in Bangladesh are suffering from significantly lower sales at a time when inflationary pressure has pushed up production costs, according to entrepreneurs.
25 November 2022
Powdered milk prices rise by Tk 50-110 per kg in one month
The prices of powdered milk have increased again by Tk 50 to Tk 110 per kilogramme (kg) in the last one month for rising prices in the international market, shortage of US dollars owing to depleting foreign currency reserves and complexities in opening letters of credit.
23 November 2022
Power tariff hike will add to woes
The decision to increase the wholesale price of electricity by 19.92 per cent to Tk 6.20 per unit has raised concerns among businesses who say consumers may soon have to bear the added burden.
22 November 2022
In search of cheaper homes
When SM Laizur Rahman got a notice from his landlord saying that his flat’s monthly rent would go up by Tk 3,000 starting next January, he could not believe it.
22 November 2022
Pressure on economy: Next three months are critical
For the Bangladesh economy, the next three months are expected to be delicate as the measures the government has taken so far to steady the ship amid the global economic tempest start to play out.
18 November 2022
IDRA asks insurers to hire actuaries
The insurance regulator of Bangladesh has directed all life insurers to set up an actuarial department and appoint actuaries with a view to assessing and managing the risks of financial investments and insurance policies.
17 November 2022
Retailers in tight spot as shoppers tighten belts
Retailers in Bangladesh are feeling the pinch as consumers have been buying less for the last few months because of the continuous increase in the prices of daily necessities and growing uncertainty.
16 November 2022
Nursery sales see massive drop
Nurseries across Bangladesh saw a massive drop in sales in the last four months due to the rising cost of living along with higher production costs and low rainfall.
11 November 2022
Sugar prices hit record high
Sugar prices have started rising afresh to hit a record high of as much as Tk 125 per kilogramme at retail in the two main cities of Bangladesh, namely Dhaka and Chattogram, further straining the wallets of consumers as inflation continues to bite.
10 November 2022
Bida identifies factors holding back furniture sector
The furniture sector is considered a promising sector of Bangladesh thanks to the abundance of labourers, the flow of capital, technological facilities, and higher demand in the global market.
10 November 2022
Wheat flour prices keep rising
The price of wheat flour has kept rising in the retail market of Bangladesh due to a decrease in imports amid higher costs of the staple in the global markets, handing a fresh blow to the consumers already struggling to make ends meet.
9 November 2022
Fresh blow to consumers as wheat flour prices jump
The price of wheat flour has increased in retail markets due to a decrease in imports and rise in international market prices, dealing a fresh blow to the people who are already struggling to make their ends meet.
1 November 2022
Raging inflation chokes FIXED-INCOME GROUP
Bangladesh Bank data show deposit growth in the banking sector fell to 9.35 per cent in June this year from 13.80 per cent in June last year.
28 October 2022
Cut regulatory duty on sugar
Reducing the regulatory duty on sugar imports from 30 per cent to 10 per cent could stabilise sugar prices in the domestic market, according to a report by the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC).
27 October 2022