Sukanta Halder

Farmers say achieving production target will be harder as rice drives half of food inflation

Restaurant owners in Dhaka are grappling with a deepening liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) crisis, marked by soaring prices and constrained supply despite official data showing steady imports and adequate stock levels.

Bangladesh’s addition to a US visa bond list could disrupt travel and trade, potentially hurting small businesses and ordinary visitors, experts said.

Import resumes amid lower prices and trade-balancing push

The steady imports have led to a decrease in retail onion prices in the country

Life insurance companies collected Tk 11,389 crore in premiums last year, down 1.05 percent year-on-year

Says chairman of jute spinners’ association

Some traders linked the recent price rise to stockpiling ahead of Ramadan

As a cold wave continues to grip the country, agricultural experts are warning that certain crops could face serious risks from the unusual weather, while others may benefit and thrive under these conditions.

As a cold wave continues to grip the country, agricultural experts are warning that certain crops could face serious risks from the unusual weather, while others may benefit and thrive under these conditions..According to a press release issued today by the Bangladesh Agro-Meteorologic

If there were a “metal of the year” award, gold would be a strong contender, maintaining an exceptional run even on the final trading day of 2025..Businesspeople said the retail gold market in Bangladesh has remained unstable over the past few months, driven by fluctuating global prices, s

The new rules came into effect on December 25

Non-life insurance surveyors and loss assessors will no longer be allowed to use or disclose confidential information obtained through their professional work for personal gain or for the benefit of anyone other than the insurer or the insured, under Bangladesh’s first-ever regulation governing

Bangladesh largely views the crop as just another vegetable eaten with rice

The changes are expected to reshape how food products are marketed

This year, the price gap between new and old potatoes has narrowed significantly

Farmers who cultivated early varieties of potatoes are once again incurring losses as prices of newly harvested tubers remain unusually low due to an oversupply of older stock in the market.

Seed planting in major potato-producing districts was largely completed by November 30

The peak tourism season in the country runs from November to April

Insurer delays refunds to jobseekers as Idra distances itself despite complaints