Brazil becomes Bangladesh’s top cotton supplier, surpassing India
India was the second-largest supplier with 1.4 million bales, followed by Benin
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Rice output fell in FY25 despite historic high Boro harvest
The decline is owed to a reduction in Aush rice acreage, which is harvested during the monsoon
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Banks’ lending to SMEs falls to four-year low
Banks’ lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has fallen to a four-year low, putting the brakes on the rising trend in loan disbursements, as political uncertainty and the economic slowdown have dampened borrowing appetite among entrepreneurs.
30 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Favourable weather, higher acreage boost Aman outlook
Farmers and agriculturists said repeated floods and unfavourable weather affected Aman season paddy last year
20 October 2025, 18:54 PM
World Food Day / Nutrition becomes luxury for the poor amid high prices
The long queues at OMS trucks depict a harsh reality as Bangladesh continues to struggle with high inflation
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Analysis / Why is Bangladesh’s inflation highest in South Asia?
Bangladesh Bank has hiked the policy rate on 11 occasions since May 2022
4 October 2025, 14:51 PM
As bond yields fall, will lending rate decline?
Bangladesh Bank has been maintaining a contractionary monetary policy stance for nearly two years to bring down inflation
2 October 2025, 14:40 PM
Treasury yields sink, raising hopes for rate cuts
The yield on 10-year bond dropped below 10%
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Sugarcane acreage falling on lower returns
Sugarcane cultivation continues to decline as farmers are getting reluctant to grow the crop that takes more than a year to mature but
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Tax receipts rise 18pc on political calm
Tax receipts rose 18 percent year-on-year to Tk 49,874.68 crore in July-October, spurred by taxmen's efforts, political stability and increased imports.
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt to supply 10,000 e-cash registers to shops
The government plans to provide 10,000 electronic cash registers to shops, restaurants and other businesses at purchase price in an effort to curb tax dodging in retail sales.
4 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Slovenia to help Bangladesh in honey cultivation
Bangladesh can become a key player in honey cultivation and create more employment for people in rural areas, especially for women.
3 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Package VAT may be cut
The government may reduce the rate of package or fixed VAT to lessen the pressure on small and medium shops, officials said
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR names 141 top taxpayers
The government yesterday released a list of 141 tax-card recipients for fiscal 2015-16 for their exemplary compliance.
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Record aman yield in the offing
Farmers are on course to bagging higher paddy from the aman harvesting season thanks to favourable weather and increased
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Crab export on the rise
Crab has emerged as a potential export earner thanks to its high demand in East and Southeast Asian countries and increased farming
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to felicitate 141 top taxpayers
The National Board of Revenue is set to honour 141 taxpayers, including 76 individuals with tax cards later this month, for their
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to introduce electronic locks to curb theft of export goods
The National Board of Revenue plans to introduce electronic seals and locks to prevent theft of import and export goods at the private
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM
An early pioneer in IT
When Abu Yousuf Mesbah Uddin Ahmed first landed in the UK back in the 1970s, he did not imagine a life other
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
DataSoft boss shows the way
Mahboob Zaman signed up for an IT business in 1998, when the use of computers was still at a nascent stage in
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Jute packaging must for nine more agro products
The government is set to make it compulsory to package nine more agricultural products in jute bags to limit the use of environmentally harmful plastic bags and reduce dependence on the global market, a senior official said yesterday.
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Wheat imports poised to rise on bakers' demand
The import of wheat is likely to rise 5 percent to 47 lakh tonnes by the end of the current fiscal year, spurred by higher demand in the
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Survey on marine fish stock to begin next month
The Department of Fisheries is expected to start assessing the fish stock in the Bay of Bengal from next month, nearly three decades
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Shrimp exports bounce back
Shrimp exports picked up in the first quarter of fiscal 2016-17 after remaining on the downturn over the past two fiscal years thanks to
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Solar panel makers battered by cheap Chinese imports
Solar panel manufacturers are struggling to survive in the business in the face of stiff competition from low-priced imported panels and slowing demand for solar home systems, industry operators said.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Aman acreage rises
Farmers have planted aman paddy on more lands this year than the previous year, with expectations of a good harvest of the monsoon crop, officials and farmers said yesterday.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Silo near Mongla port to open soon
The grain silo near Mongla port is set to become operational by the end of this month, enabling the food directorate to unload imported
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
BPC wants info on private imports of petroleum
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is seeking data on the import of petroleum products by the private sector to detect the illegal
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM