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Jagaran Chakma

Jagaran Chakma is a Staff Reporter of The Daily Star

Helmet Import Bangladesh Price Gap

Imported at Tk 370, helmets sold for up to Tk 4,500

7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Country’s fast-growing motorcycle fleet and rising fatality rates contrast with helmet imports declared at a fraction of their retail value
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Representational image. Photo: Prabir Das

Imported at Tk 370, helmets sold for up to Tk 4,500

6 June 2026, 21:23 PM
Country’s fast-growing motorcycle fleet and rising fatality rates contrast with helmet imports declared at a fraction of their retail value
6 June 2026, 21:23 PM
Bangladesh Exports Fall 7% in May

Export rebound sputters out with 7% fall in May

4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Shipments contracted to $4.40 billion last month, clouding prospects for a recovery in FY26
4 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Leather sector loses billions to compliance failures

1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh generates a significant share of the world’s raw leather each year, yet earns only a fraction of what the material is worth due to compliance failures and decades of neglected infrastructure, according to industry leaders.
1 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Business Plus / From toxic waste to industrial resource

23 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh’s waste oil recycling industry is expanding, reducing imports and pollution
23 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Business leaders demand swift FBCCI polls

19 April 2026, 19:11 PM
They also called for a private-sector administrator, at a meeting with the commerce minister
19 April 2026, 19:11 PM
LPG Storage Capacity Bangladesh

LPG supply security hinges on boosting storage capacity

19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector has grown rapidly, yet lacks the storage capacity to buffer itself against global market shocks, according to the president of the LPG Operators Association of Bangladesh (LOAB).
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Fuel crisis drives e-bike demand in Bangladesh

Fuel crisis drives e-bike demand in Bangladesh

12 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Industry data shows a sharp increase in monthly sales of e-bikes just as the fuel crisis started
12 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Automotive battery market revving up

The automotive battery market size hit Tk 8,000 crore last year on the back of runaway popularity of easy bikes and battery-run
25 April 2018, 18:00 PM

$2.5b investment round the corner

Super Petrochemical Pvt Ltd (SPPL), a concern of TK Group, and SK Group of South Korea plan to invest $2.5 billion jointly to establish
21 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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Wilmar-Adani to invest $350m in Mirsarai economic zone

Singapore-based Wilmar and India's Adani Group plan to invest $350 million in Bangladesh to establish an industrial park in the Mirsarai economic zone under a joint venture that will produce agro-based foods and allied products.
18 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Relief for realtors

Rod prices, which have been spiralling since the turn of the year, have dropped by at least Tk 3,000 per tonne this week in a
17 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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Bangla New Year: Sweetmeat makers see huge sales

Exchange of sweets, known as misthi in Bangla, is very common in social and religious rituals in Bangladesh. But the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, has become the biggest occasion for sweet makers and sellers in recent years.
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Record $5b Chinese investment coming up

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority will sign a deal with a Chinese company in a month enabling it to invest $5 billion in the country.
12 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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Brighter days await ceramics

The spiralling growth of the ceramics industry is encouraging entrepreneurs to invest more in the sector, experts said.
10 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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60 metres of metro rail to be visible this month

A partial structure of the highly anticipated metro rail system for Dhaka city is set to become visible this month with the erection of two viaducts at Dia Bari in Uttara, the starting point for the system.
9 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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Indian Foreign Secy in Dhaka: Dhaka, Delhi to sign two deals

Two deals, involving Tk 50 crore, will be signed between Bangladesh and India today during the two-day visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.
8 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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Inflation falls to 5.68pc in March

Inflation came down slightly to 5.68 percent in March riding on a decline in food prices, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Unused foreign fund rises 12pc to $40.24b

Unused foreign assistance in the pipeline rose over 12 percent to $40.24 billion in the last eight months to February.
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Land acquired for Indian economic zones

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) has completed the acquisition of 1,106 acres of land for three special economic zones exclusively for Indian investors.
25 March 2018, 18:00 PM

BGMEA to get 500 acres in Mirsharai economic zone

The government has decided to provide the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) 500 acres of land inside a special economic zone located in Mirersharai of Chittagong in a bid to boost apparel exports in the years to come.
20 March 2018, 18:00 PM
plastic industry

Plastic industry shows promise as demand rises

The plastic industry has been growing at about 20 percent a year on the back of spiralling demand from domestic and export markets.
18 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Chinese money starts to flow in

China has released $174.11 million, the first of its disbursements for the 27 projects it committed to bankroll for
14 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Two projects dropped from Indian credit

The government has dropped two projects from the Indian line of credit list and instead will use its own funds to
12 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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