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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
Bangladesh imports fish

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
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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
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Health costs far exceed cigarette tax revenue

12 August 2026
Smokers increasingly switch to cheaper brands
12 August 2026
Increasingly severe heatwaves, driven by climate change, are taking a toll not only on worker income but also on their health and future livelihoods. Photo: Amran Hossain

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
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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
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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
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Gas crisis ripples across economy

4 August 2026
Over 3,000MW of loadshedding recorded yesterday
4 August 2026
Peanut farming Bangladesh

The peanut power

Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many
12 September 2025
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Double blow to SMEs: Tight financing and sluggish sales

The ongoing economic and political uncertainty, spiralling bad loans, and eroding trust are depriving many cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) of necessary loans, as they face weaker sales amid high inflation.
11 September 2025
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Tourists cancel Nepal trips amid unrest, leaving operators distressed

'No tourists will be travelling from Bangladesh to Nepal in the next two weeks,' said Taufiq Uddin Ahmed, a former TOAB president
10 September 2025
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Quiet revolution in fish farming

Over the decades, Bangladesh has lost vast swathes of its waterbodies as its population has kept growing.
5 September 2025
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Prolonged monsoon drives up vegetable, egg prices

Heavy monsoon rains have disrupted Bangladesh’s agricultural supply chain, driving up prices of essential vegetables and eggs across the country over the last three months.
4 September 2025
rising price of vegetables and eggs in Bangladesh

Prolonged monsoon drives up vegetable, egg prices

Heavy monsoon rains have disrupted Bangladesh’s agricultural supply chain, driving up prices of essential vegetables and eggs across the country over the last three months..A report by the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC), submitted to the commerce ministry yesterday, highligh
4 September 2025
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After 17 years of delay, govt forms Dairy Development Board

Dairy development board to help farmers, reduce imports
2 September 2025
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Govt moves to amend consumer protection law

Draft introduces strict penalties for e-commerce crimes, hoarding
30 August 2025
Bangladesh rubber imports rise 33 percent FY25

Rubber imports rose 33% last fiscal year

Import reliance grows as domestic rubber supply chain faces disruption
25 August 2025
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The life cycles of household brands

For many, these products are inseparable from personal memory
22 August 2025
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Potato paradox

Despite bumper harvests, Bangladesh's potato exports are held back by poor variety selection
18 August 2025
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Inside the food baskets of Bangladesh

Modern farming practices reshape Bangladesh's traditional farmlands
15 August 2025
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Onion prices fall in wholesale after import announcement

Government's import plan causes immediate drop in wholesale onion prices
13 August 2025
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No real relief for the poor

As prices soar, poor and middle-class struggle with rising cost of living
13 August 2025
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Rice imports hit 7-year high amid production shortfall

Bangladesh's rice imports surged to a seven-year high in the last fiscal year (FY25) of 2024-25, driven by a shortfall in domestic production, according to official data.
11 August 2025
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Govt food grain stock hits historic high

Bangladesh’s food grain stock has reached an all-time high of 21.54 lakh tonnes, as strong Boro procurement and lower distribution in July helped shore up reserves.
7 August 2025
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Govt eases rules to encourage hybrid rice cultivation

The interim government of Bangladesh recently introduced updated rules for the evaluation and registration of hybrid rice, aiming to encourage the cultivation of more varieties, strengthen agricultural innovation, and ensure food security.
31 July 2025
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Precision farming can raise yields by 25%

Bangladesh can boost crop yields by at least 25 percent through the adoption of modern technology in a cultivation method known as “precision agriculture”, according to a Dutch environmental and soil scientist.
22 July 2025
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Potato exports hit 3-year high as local prices tumble

Potato exports climbed to a three-year high in the recently concluded fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, as traders took advantage of a slump in domestic prices to increase shipments abroad.
20 July 2025
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Govt to import four lakh tonnes of rice

The government yesterday decided to import 4 lakh tonnes of rice in its efforts to curb the spike in prices of the staple and build adequate stocks in advance so that it can intervene in the market in case of volatility originating from crop losses due to natural disasters like floods in the coming months.
15 July 2025

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