Onion prices start to fall after govt allows imports
Onion prices have started to decline after the government allowed imports, giving relief to consumers struggling with persistent inflation, particularly high food inflation.
9 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Refiners hike oil price without govt approval
The latest increase comes amid persistently high inflation, which stood at 8.17 percent in October
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Summer onion project wilts as seeds cannot withstand heat
Farmers welcome project but say they need heat-tolerant seeds
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Farmers count losses as Aman prices fall
Rates dropped by more than Tk 100 per maund in two weeks as growers blame rising imports even amid peak harvesting
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Fish stocks in the Bay drop nearly 80% in 7 years
Survey blames overfishing as pelagic species fall to one-fifth of previous levels
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt unifies fertiliser distribution with new dealer policy
The move comes after farmers repeatedly complained about paying higher than government-set rates for fertilisers
29 November 2025, 16:14 PM
Dholaikhal: The scrapyard that keeps Bangladesh moving
Go to Dholaikhal and see if you can find it there: this is the cruel joke your friends might have hurled at you once you lost your car
21 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt shelves plan to buy 50,000 tonnes of potatoes
After months of promises, interim govt has withdrawn its plan to purchase 50,000 tonnes of potatoes
20 November 2025, 14:21 PM
Shop-owners desperate to stay afloat
Anyone visiting Dhaka’s Bangshal road, known for spare parts of bikes and bicycles, would see a different scene.
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Baishakh sales take a hit for second year in a row
Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla new year, has once again brought no cheer to clothing and sweets retailers as the coronavirus pandemic has kept a majority of customers at bay for the second year in a row.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Walton-Medtronic ventilators set to hit market finally
Walton is set to market the ventilators it has produced with the help of world-renowned medical equipment manufacturer Medtronic, a development that would help critical coronavirus patients to receive proper treatment.
11 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Tk 300cr industrial park in the making
The government is developing the country’s first industrial park for electrical and light engineering product manufacturers at a cost of Tk 300 crore in Munshiganj, which could herald a beginning to bring the highly scattered and unorganised industries under a single platform.
10 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Small businesses left alone amid pandemic
Small businesses, which are considered the lifeline of the economy, had hoped that the government would take care of them to help them stay afloat when it announced a countrywide lockdown and a gigantic stimulus package to protect the economy and the people from the coronavirus disease in March last year.
5 April 2021, 18:00 PM
New Covid restrictions to hit recovery of small businesses
Small businesses, who are yet to recover from the devastating impacts of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Bangladesh, are set to receive another blow after the government yesterday directed them to shutter shops to contain the surge in infections.
4 April 2021, 18:00 PM
As Covid surges, brands step up digital push to salvage sales
Clothing retailers are increasingly focusing on online sales amidst the surge in coronavirus infections as they seek to salvage their sales during the two biggest spending seasons--Pahela Baishakh and Eid-ul-Fitr.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM