Jagaran Chakma

Annual production of cassava, a root vegetable similar in looks to sweet potato and commonly eaten across Africa, is estimated to have doubled in Bangladesh, thanks to growing demand for its starch from the industrial sector.

The automotive tyre market is flourishing in Bangladesh thanks to increasing sales of commercial and passenger vehicles fuelled by

Bangladesh will need at least three years to earn a place on the list of top 100 countries in the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking, said the top official of the country's investment promotion agency.

The logistics and freight industries in Bangladesh have been thriving for years in line with the steady growth of exports and imports,

The footwear sector is set to get a fresh investment of Tk 177 crore through three companies seeking to grab a share of the country's growing domestic market.

After obtaining a diploma in automobile engineering from Cumilla Polytechnic Institute in 1998, Ismail Karim Chowdhury managed a job at the age of 20 at a service station of Navana, the sole distributor of Toyota's brand new cars in Bangladesh.

Despite being a promising export item, shipment of garment scrap, locally known as jhoot, fell last fiscal year mainly due to the government's anti-export policy amid rising local consumption and a Chinese ban on import, industry people said.

Bangladesh's tourism sector has grown with the pace of the country's economic growth in the past decade, as more and more people are having sizeable disposable income.

Agora, the first retail chain in Bangladesh, is going to invest $10 million in the next two years to double the number of its outlets to

High-end car sales grew about 17 percent annually in the last three years thanks to Bangladesh's growing affluent class, brought about by the country's steady economic growth over the past decade.

Donors are likely to jump ship once Bangladesh becomes a middle-income country, meaning the local non-governmental organisations will have to find alternative sources of finance to carry out their development activities, said a top official of Brac.

The automotive component market in Bangladesh has more than doubled in a space of a decade driven by rising car users, said

The engine oil market has been growing at nearly 15 percent a year for the last three years thanks to a rise in the use of automobiles and introduction of new power plants.

Bangladesh can earn three times more from leather goods exports if all the finished leather produced in the country in a year is utilised, industry players said.

The automobile industry is passing through a good time for at least four years now thanks to the increase in disposable income and easy financing from banks and non-bank financial institutions.

Japan automobile giant Honda yesterday inaugurated its motorcycles manufacturing plant in Bangladesh, in what can be viewed as a watershed moment for the country's industrial capabilities.

Bangladesh has posted impressive numbers in the last 10 years, be it GDP growth, per capita income, external trade, foreign exchange reserves and many more.

The project cost of Khulna-Mongla rail track is likely to be increased for the second time because of the delay in implementation, modification of components and extension of the services of consultants.

The construction machinery market in Bangladesh is growing steadily given the fast expanding skyline and construction activities.

Korean automobile manufacturers are looking to increase their market share in Bangladesh after sales of their cars rose 20 percent on