Govt to launch Farmers Card pilot tomorrow
30 September 2026
The government will launch the pilot phase of the Farmers Card programme tomorrow, distributing the much-talked-about cards to more than 100,000 landless, marginal and small farmers.
30 September 2026
Bottled soybean oil supply shrinks
30 September 2026
Traders in Dhaka and several other districts are struggling to obtain enough bottled soybean oil from refiners, raising concerns over tightening supply and its impact on consumers.
30 September 2026
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
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
Rising costs, falling prices push poultry farmers to the brink
25 September 2026
Mazedul Haq has decided to leave poultry farming behind.
25 September 2026
High prices at pumps trickling into every thing
24 September 2026
Just days after the fuel price hike, household budgets are already feeling the squeeze, with commuting costs rising and higher transport expenses pushing up the prices of groceries and other essentials.
24 September 2026
Diesel price hike: Farmers dealt another blow
23 September 2026
Amid the ongoing fertiliser crisis in many parts of the country, the government’s diesel price hike is set to push up farming costs, dealing another blow to farmers.
23 September 2026
Fuel shock to ripple across economy
22 September 2026
The government’s latest fuel price hike is set to ripple across the economy, threatening to rekindle inflation just as it had begun to ease, experts say.
22 September 2026
Tk 300cr industrial park in the making
The government is developing the country’s first industrial park for electrical and light engineering product manufacturers at a cost of Tk 300 crore in Munshiganj, which could herald a beginning to bring the highly scattered and unorganised industries under a single platform.
10 April 2021
Small businesses left alone amid pandemic
Small businesses, which are considered the lifeline of the economy, had hoped that the government would take care of them to help them stay afloat when it announced a countrywide lockdown and a gigantic stimulus package to protect the economy and the people from the coronavirus disease in March last year.
5 April 2021
New Covid restrictions to hit recovery of small businesses
Small businesses, who are yet to recover from the devastating impacts of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh, are set to receive another blow after the government yesterday directed them to shutter shops to contain the surge in infections.
4 April 2021
As Covid surges, brands step up digital push to salvage sales
Clothing retailers are increasingly focusing on online sales amidst the surge in coronavirus infections as they seek to salvage their sales during the two biggest spending seasons--Pahela Baishakh and Eid-ul-Fitr.
3 April 2021