The country’s flagship textiles and readymade garments (RMG) industries are reeling from a crippling gas crisis, threatening an estimated $70 billion in investments amid mounting global trade uncertainty over new US tariffs.

A recent piece in The Daily Star on rising food prices, especially vegetables, once again highlights a stubborn and preventable problem. During a visit to Karwan Bazar, vendors pointed to recent heavy rains that damaged crops and pushed prices up. But this is merely the latest episode in a recurring cycle.

Gold is having a golden moment as investors fret about runaway prices and the stability of the US dollar. Adjusted for inflation, gold has risen above its previous peak in early 1980, after which its value declined in nominal terms for nearly two decades.

`The government will not allow cattle imports ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as there is a higher supply of animals than demand in the country, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said yesterday.

The BCS Taxation Association has called to immediately rescind the draft ordinance that proposes dissolving the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and replacing it with two separate entities -- the Revenue Policy Division and the Revenue Management Division.

BB seeks govt approval to extend deadline

The BCS Taxation Association has called to immediately rescind the draft ordinance that proposes dissolving the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and replacing it with two separate entities -- the Revenue Policy Division and the Revenue Management Division..Under the draft "State Policy and

It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan

The country has a higher supply of sacrificial animals than demand, says Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter

The bank attributed the loss to rising interest expenses and continued non-recovery from loan defaulters

Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2.75 billion in the month

Gas supply was disconnected following a disagreement with the supplier over price

The bank made Tk 169.17 crore in 2024

Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over..Buffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking

Meanwhile, the company posted a profit of Tk 1.98 crore in Q3

The lands will be used for future expansion

The DSEX gained 38.33 points to close at 4,956.25

The NBR will roll out monitoring tools to evaluate tax assessment quality

The private power company said its earnings per share soared 33 percent year on year to Tk 7.21 in the January-March quarter of this financial year

The company reported a loss per share of Tk 0.02 in the January-March quarter