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
Pahela Baishakh sales make a comeback
Sales centring Pahela Baishakh have picked up as people from all walks of life, buoyed by the improvement in the coronavirus situation, are set to welcome the Bangla New Year in colour and festivity today.
13 April 2022
Soaring Prices Of Commodities: Lower-income people hung out to dry
For the last two months, 35-year old security guard Saiful Islam could not send any money to his parents living in a village in Rangpur, one of the poverty-stricken divisions in Bangladesh.
10 April 2022
NBR unearths Tk 1cr VAT evasion by PHP Float
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has unearthed more than Tk 1 crore VAT evasion by PHP Float Glass Industries Ltd after poring over the documents filed by the Chattogram-based company for the period from the fiscal year of 2013-14 to 2017-18.
9 April 2022
BSCIC looks to utilise 500 vacant plots
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) is scheduled to publish newspaper advertisements today, seeking applications from entrepreneurs to allot 500 plots lying vacant for years in its industrial estates.
28 March 2022
New salt policy aims to encourage eco-friendly production
The government has framed a fresh policy to increase domestic salt production through the use of modern and environmentally-friendly technologies and gradually end imports by 2026 when overall demand is projected to reach 25.30 lakh tonnes.
26 March 2022
Edible oil prices cool off
Domestic edible oil prices have declined as refiners reduced their rates after the government drastically cut the value added tax (VAT) on the key cooking ingredient in a bid to ease the pressure on consumers who are being battered by rising food inflation.
26 March 2022
New salt policy aims to encourage eco-friendly production
The government has framed a fresh policy to increase domestic salt production through the use of modern and environment-friendly technologies and gradually end imports by 2026 when overall demand is projected to reach 25.30 lakh tonnes.
26 March 2022
Paper price hike hands fresh blow to education, printing
The education sector and the printing industry have been dealt a major blow no sooner had they begun to make a comeback from two-year-long closures and business slowdown owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
24 March 2022
Food packs slim down, prices swell
Food processors in Bangladesh have either cut the size of packs or increased prices to absorb the surging cost of raw materials, handing a blow to end customers already struggling amid higher inflation.
21 March 2022
Tea prices rise in Dhaka’s roadside stalls
Mohammad Dulal, a tea seller at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of the University of Dhaka, used to sell tea made of condensed milk for Tk 6 per cup a month ago. At present, he has increased the price to Tk 10.
20 March 2022
Complaints against telcos piling up
The stack of complaints against mobile phone operators is increasing everyday but the authorities are having to keep those aside because of a case pending at High Court (HC).
17 March 2022
Prize Bonds: Tk 35 crore winnings remain unclaimed
Have you ever bought a national prize bond? If you have, then please match your bond numbers with the draw results again as you could be one of those lucky few who are yet to claim their prize despite winning the lottery.
13 March 2022
SME Foundation seeks Tk 200cr to form fund for rural women entrepreneurs
SME Foundation has sought Tk 200 crore from the government “to form a fund” to give out loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) owned by rural women for enabling continuation of operations and even expansions amidst the pandemic’s fallout.
12 March 2022
Mustard oil dearer after soybean price shock
The price of mustard oil has gone up in Bangladesh after the soybean oil market became volatile owing to tight supply.
7 March 2022
Ten life insurers hold 85pc of the market
Ten insurance companies hold around 85 per cent of the life insurance market in Bangladesh thanks to their experience and record in settling claims fast.
6 March 2022
IDRA fines 8 insurers over Tk 2.18cr
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has slapped eight insurance companies with a staggering fine of over Tk 2.18 crore for irregularities, fraudulence, misappropriation of funds, excess agent commissions and other misconduct.
5 March 2022
Cut supply chain costs to keep essentials affordable
Any fuel price hike raises the cost of everyday necessities and agricultural products and affects both food and non-food inflation since it is linked with every part of the value chain.
5 March 2022
Insurance sector rebounds strongly
The insurance industry rebounded strongly in 2021 after getting hit by the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the contraction of excessive commission to agents and digitisation of services.
3 March 2022
Insurance claim settlement rate still low
The claim settlement rate of life and non-life insurance companies in Bangladesh still lags behind the world standard as well as that of neighbouring countries such as India and this is the main reason for low public confidence in the sector.
28 February 2022
BSCIC yet to finalise location for industrial park in Jashore
Although five years have passed since the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) made plans to establish an industrial park for automobile and light engineering industries in Jashore, the agency is yet to finalise the exact location for the project.
26 February 2022