Sukanta Halder

Young people in Bangladesh are increasingly joining the country’s largely untapped tourism sector on completion of the tertiary-level education instead of running after government and private jobs.

Businesses in Bangladesh hope that 2022 would be better than the previous two years as their optimism grew thanks to the ongoing strong recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. 

Agriculture, exports and remittances have been the key pillars of Bangladesh’s economy for much of its history.

Twinning plants have clambered up its entrance and covered most of the ground leading to it. Filthy water has made a puddle as well. Had the name had not been there, most of the people, unfamiliar with the place, would consider it as a desolate structure.

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation is looking to turn 214 acres of Madhupur Sal Forest into an industrial park.

Farmers in different districts are buying fertiliser at prices higher than those set by the government even though the authorities insist there is no crisis in the country.

Rajshahi’s move to secure a geographical indication certificate for its Fazli mango has suffered a setback after Chapainawabganj claimed the renowned fruit as its own.

The world of Jannat Sultana Reeta, a fashion boutique entrepreneur in Narayanganj, turned upside down in 2013 when her husband was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. She had to step up to take the charge of the family as a breadwinner. 

Embezzlement of funds, corruption, revenue evasion, and mismanagement by the suspended board and management have cost Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd Tk 3,687 crore in financial losses, according to a new audit.

Embezzlement of funds, corruption, revenue evasion, and mismanagement by the suspended board and management have cost Delta Life Insurance Company Ltd Tk 3,687 crore in financial losses, according to a new audit. 

For many in their 30s and above, the word newsprint occupies a good part of memories of their schooldays.

The prices of daily essentials have kept going up in Dhaka and other parts of the country, hitting the pockets of consumers hard.

Almost every family possesses gold in the form of ornaments, in small or large quantity.

The factories are consuming natural gas heavily, but producing urea fertilizer much less than their modern peers do.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) introduced tax cards more than a decade ago and expanded its associated list from fiscal 2015-16 to recognise compliant taxpayers in various sectors and professions.

 Sports accessories businesses in Bangladesh are making a comeback as people, particularly the younger generation, are returning to fields to play again following the easing of restrictions and sharp fall in coronavirus caseloads. 

Bangladesh’s insurance industry has taken a major leap forward after the government enacted a rule to streamline the hiring and licensing of agents, who are the driving force of a sector grappling with irregularities.

An Italian company has proposed being authorised to manage Savar Tannery Industrial Estate’s (STIE) solid waste so that it could recycle it into biogas and fertilisers.

Over 10 days past opening, booths receiving tax returns at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) field offices are yet to draw substantial crowds.

The government plans to start branding shatranji and locally grown black tiger shrimp (or Bagda chingri in Bangla) as GI products to amplify their popularity in Europe, the biggest market for Bangladesh’s exportable products.