From veggies to eggs, prices climb sharply
6 hour(s) ago
Under a gloomy afternoon sky at Karwan Bazar, Abdul Barek stood in front of a vegetable shop, quietly asking the price of one item after another. The 50-year-old finally settled on half a kilogram of okra.
6 hour(s) ago
Gas crisis deepens country’s reliance on fertiliser imports
6 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh is becoming increasingly dependent on imports to meet its annual demand for chemical fertilisers as recurring gas shortages, ageing factories and disruptions in global raw material supplies continue to cripple domestic production.
6 hour(s) ago
Govt begins mapping 10.13 lakh food businesses
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The government has begun collecting data on 10.13 lakh food businesses across the country to provide training on safe food production and supply and improve monitoring to ensure access to safe food for people from all walks of life.
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh building first research vessel to explore the Bay
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh is building its first oceanographic research vessel at Khulna Shipyard, which will allow the country’s marine scientists to explore the deep waters of the Bay of Bengal by 2028.
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
All food businesses now need safety registration
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Every person or company involved in the food supply chain, from street food vendors and small restaurants to importers and large-scale food processors, will now have to obtain registration or a licence from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, according to new regulations.
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Rice prices rise on flood damage, import fears
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Rice prices have climbed in Dhaka and Chattogram over the past week, particularly for fine varieties, as traders blame higher paddy prices, flood damage to Aus crops and Aman seedbeds, and uncertainty over rice imports from India.
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Heavy monsoon rain affects 5 lakh farmers
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Prasad Roy had big plans for this Aman season.
Just last week, the farmer from Khalashi Bunia village in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila prepared a 10-katha seedbed, hoping to raise enough saplings to plant across 17 bighas of paddy land.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Commodity supply under pressure amid non-stop rain
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Businesses say the downpour has disrupted the entire supply chain
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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