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Sukanta Halder

Sukanta Halder is a staff correspondent of The Daily Star, covering insurance, agriculture, commodity markets, the private sector and consumers.

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High chicken price hurting low-income families

3 hour(s) ago
The price of broiler chicken, a primary protein source for low-income people, has risen in the capital’s markets due to alleged supply shortages, intensifying consumer hardship amid soaring inflation.
3 hour(s) ago
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Edible oil prices surge despite ample stock

9 March 2026, 02:18 AM
The prices of loose soybean oil and palm oil have risen in the local market despite assurances of sufficient stock and adequate supply, heaving financial pressure on consumers.
9 March 2026, 02:18 AM
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Curtailed, delayed Boi Mela sees sales plummet

8 March 2026, 03:28 AM
On most evenings, the grounds of the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela still reflect the familiar spirit of Bangladesh’s literary season -- students browsing poetry collections, families posing for photographs beneath colourful banners, and writers signing newly released books.
8 March 2026, 03:28 AM
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25,000 to be picked for Farmers’ Card pre-pilot phase

6 March 2026, 03:14 AM
The Farmers’ Card will be launched on a pre-pilot basis by April 14 this year, with around 25,000 farmers in nine upazilas of eight districts set to get the benefit.
6 March 2026, 03:14 AM
Iran War Threatens to Push Up Trade Costs Bangladesh

Iran war could raise Bangladesh’s trade costs

4 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Shipping disruptions, cargo rerouting, and rising freight and insurance costs are set to increase business expenses
4 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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Shakib’s return in balance amid legal hurdles

2 March 2026, 08:00 AM
With Pakistan scheduled to arrive on March 9 for a three-match ODI series, anticipation is mounting over whether Shakib could return during the tour.
2 March 2026, 08:00 AM
TCB subsidised food during Ramadan

More families turn to TCB as poverty deepens

27 February 2026, 02:46 AM
At 2:12pm, a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck was parked by the roadside under Kazipara Metro Station in Dhaka.
27 February 2026, 02:46 AM
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Fruit imports face curbs despite dollar relief

25 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The dollar crisis has eased. Foreign exchange reserves have improved from the lows seen four years ago. But imported fruits still face a 100 percent cash margin for opening letters of credit (LCs).
25 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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No global gain yet for Jamdani

Naturally it was expected for the BSCIC to create a framework for commercial planning and training, production and marketing for weavers.
15 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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BSCIC Industrial Estates: 48 factories run without ETP

Most look forward to the monsoon season every year, but that is not the case for residents of the Pagar Alerteg area adjacent to the Tongi Industrial Zone of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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Small traders diversify income to stay afloat

Shafiqul Islam Ratan has been running a sweet shop with his siblings near a residential area on Kalshi road in the capital’s Mirpur for the last six-seven years.
11 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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Small traders may go bankrupt

Repeated lockdowns in Bangladesh have pushed shops, particularly small and medium ones, to the verge of closure for good as their income crashed and debt mounted.
1 August 2021, 18:00 PM
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Lost Muslin yarn know-how recovered

The lost muslin yarn technology used to churn out exceedingly delicate fabrics much coveted in the 17th and 18th centuries the world over has been recovered by an expert team of the government.
27 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Prices of Essentials: Going up as supply runs low for lockdown

Prices of essential goods are on the rise as the supply of goods in the market is comparatively low during the lockdown.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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India’s crackdown on cattle smuggling a boon for Bangladesh

After failing to get a desired government job, Jakaria Lenin, an English literature graduate in Tangail, set up a cattle farm about 11 months ago.
19 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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A fleeting respite for shop owners

Malls and markets have been registering large gatherings of Eid shoppers since reopening on July 15, providing a much-needed respite to stores to make some sales in a season marked by a depressed business.
18 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Chorus of complaints about e-commerce firms

Customers  filed a staggering 13,317 complaints against top e-commerce,  ridesharing, food delivery platforms, and Facebook-based businesses in  Bangladesh in the last three fiscal years, official figures showed.
17 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Pandemic halts once high-flying Jobike

Jobike has been left crippled by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the on-demand bicycle rental service provider had to shutter a majority of its operations in the country.
13 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Stimulus For Small Businesses, Farmers: Public agencies fail to disburse whole fund

Government and semi-government agencies failed to disburse the entire Tk 570 crore earmarked for the pandemic-hit small traders, entrepreneurs and farmers for the last fiscal year under a stimulus package.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Despair mounts for the debt-trapped

Debt-ridden micro-businesses and informal workers in Bangladesh are staring at new economic distress as incomes evaporated because of the ongoing strict lockdown, which could impose an additional financial burden on them and deepen their plights.
8 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka Bank rides on tech to make retail, SME banking vibrant

Dhaka Bank Ltd has embraced technologies to make its retail and SME banking vibrant instead of relying on the corporate segment as it looks to drive the next phase of growth.
4 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Lockdown means destitution for them

When the Maksud Bedding Store in Dhaka's Nilkhet area is open, Monir, an employee of the retail outlet, could make about Tk 400 for each day's work.
3 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Govt looks to give light engineering a leg up

The government has taken an initiative to formulate policy to promote and develop engineering industries, create jobs and expand the country’s industrial base.
22 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Tax break on setting up hospitals: Fiscal relief inadequate to attract investors

Entrepreneurs might not be interested in setting up large hospitals outside of Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj, and Gazipur despite a 10-year tax break.
20 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Shatranji earns GI recognition

Shatranji, a traditional fabric of Rangpur, has been recognised as a Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bangladesh.
17 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Recruiting agencies face higher AIT: Tax burden may be pushed onto migrant workers

Recruiting agencies will have to pay higher advance income tax (AIT) on service charges or fees they earn from migrant workers going abroad, according to tax measures proposed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for the next fiscal year of 2021-22.
15 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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549 BSCIC plots left unused

A total of 549 plots in various industrial estates of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) are lying unused as the owners did not set up plants within the deadline.
8 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Govt has an uphill battle ahead

The national budget for 2021-22 is being proposed today all the while the country’s economy faces some tough realities stemming from the pandemic’s second wave.
2 June 2021, 18:00 PM

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