As people return to the capital after the Eid holidays, the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway is greeting travellers not with its usual green surroundings and fresh earthy air, but with an unmistakable stench: rotting rawhides.

Just four years after entering mobile phone manufacturing, RFL is now expanding into local production of telecom service-related equipment, including routers and vehicle tracking devices (VTDs), under its Proton brand.

Bangladesh is expected to play a significant role in a new US initiative aimed at boosting American cotton exports, as the Trump administration links potential tariff benefits for Bangladeshi apparel exports to the use of US cotton and textile inputs.

The World Bank recently released two important reports. One is Industrial Policy for Development: Approaches in the 21st Century.

China’s central bank is making a broad push to increase the use of digital yuan at home and abroad, several industry sources said, setting Beijing on a different - and potentially competing - path from the United ​States in shaping the future of money.

The world risks facing a deeper food security crisis in 2026 and 2027 unless governments act quickly to cushion the impact of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.

Bangladesh generates a significant share of the world’s raw leather each year, yet earns only a fraction of what the material is worth due to compliance failures and decades of neglected infrastructure, according to industry leaders.

The world risks facing a deeper food security crisis in 2026 and 2027 unless governments act quickly to cushion the impact of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.

For many middle-class families in Bangladesh, especially in Dhaka, buying a flat is seen as a safe and respectable financial achievement.

India's foreign exchange reserves fell to $681.4 ​billion in the week ended May 22, from $688.89 billion ‌a week earlier

The current 11 percent import duty will be suspended until October 30

The government expects the country’s gross foreign currency reserves to hit a record $51.4 billion by the end of next fiscal year, provided that remittance inflow is strong and interest rates high.

The national carrier plans 106 return flights to bring home nearly 39,650 pilgrims by June 30

The government is setting a high growth target for the next fiscal year, banking on the possibility of stability returning to the Middle East by June next year and the expansionary fiscal and monetary policies being pursued.

Goat hides see little demand amid weak Eid-ul-Azha market

Inflation and low footfall weigh on Eid electronics sales

“Trader brothers, do not panic or become frustrated. Please remain patient; customers will come after evening,” an announcer was heard saying repeatedly over loudspeakers around 4:00pm yesterday at Kamalapur cattle market.

The government is set to move away from its reliance on domestic borrowing to fund the budget deficit next fiscal year and go for foreign borrowing in a bid to free up resources for the private sector and contain inflationary pressures, according to the draft budget plan.

More than 95 percent of factories across garment and textile associations paid April salaries ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as of yesterday evening, according to Industrial Police (IP) data.

The country’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market is seeing a sharp fall in demand as steep price increases, driven by higher import costs and supply disruptions in the Middle East, continue to strain household budgets and force consumers to cut back on usage.