Business Plus / The middle-class gutted by inflation
15 August 2026
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Business
Business Plus / The fall of an industrial city
8 August 2026
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Business
Business Plus / Money talks: Now the machines are listening
1 August 2026
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Business
Business Plus / Women built the RMG might. Now they are losing ground
25 July 2026
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Business Plus / Pharma industry’s next big leap
18 July 2026
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Business
Business Plus / Tk 6,000cr moves daily. But not every wallet is winning
11 July 2026
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Business
Business Plus / FIFANOMICS: How Bangladesh cashes in on the World Cup
4 July 2026
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Business
Business Plus / Boro is conquering the saline south-west
20 June 2026
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Business Plus / From ‘basket case’ to billion-dollar borrower
13 June 2026
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Business Plus / Solar power lit up the chars, but not for long
6 June 2026
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Business
Economy of the hills: Where women rule the market
Across the three hill districts of Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari, women are the visible driving force of local commerce
7 March 2026
The rice gene bank that feeds Bangladesh
BRRI’s gene bank preserves biodiversity, enabling high-yield varieties, boosting production, and securing the country’s long-term food security
28 February 2026
The flower trail behind our celebrations
From Godkhali to Dhaka, flowers journey daily, bringing colour, fragrance, and joy to homes, weddings, and celebrations
21 February 2026
Fruits, now always in season
Year-round harvests have made local fruits cheaper and exotic options commonplace
14 February 2026
Economics of election
On the morning of January 29th, before the sun had fully risen over Rajshahi, food vendors began arriving at a local Madrasa field.
7 February 2026
Farming superfood in the sea
From collecting washed-up seaweed to cultivating it, a small coastal experiment now supports 1,000 households in Cox’s Bazar
31 January 2026
API Park: The pharmaceutical lifeline still out of reach
The project, approved in 2008, was meant to anchor the industry’s next phase of growth. Nearly two decades later, the site remains largely idle
24 January 2026
The new gold of Sundarbans coast
For generations, coastal families living near the Sundarbans have depended on shrimp farming, fishing, timber cutting, and honey collection to survive.
17 January 2026
The Gini is out of the bottle
Economic growth has created a class of wealthy Bangladeshis, but the poor are waiting for the trickle-down
10 January 2026
Jaflong Khasia Punji: Touring more like a local, less like a tourist
Stay briefly with the ethnic people, support community-led tourism, livelihoods
12 December 2025
EU’s GSP+: The lifeline Bangladesh must win before 2029
In four years, that duty-free facility will cease to exist
5 December 2025
The economic rise of river islands
Northern chars evolved from temporary settlements into thriving agricultural hubs
28 November 2025
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
Khatunganj: The fading glory of a trading hub
Once the country’s largest trading hotspot, the wholesale market is now losing its old rhythm amid cash crises, loan scams, crumbling infrastructure
14 November 2025
Home sweet home
Carpenters at Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj build full wooden homes ready to travel
7 November 2025
Sundarbans faces a new test as eco-tourism surges
More Bangladeshis, foreign visitors are heading into the world's largest mangrove forest
31 October 2025
Mimi, nostalgia and new bites
Local, global brands offer treats for all budgets, with young people driving the demand
24 October 2025
Gold fever
The relentless surge in gold prices is putting people in a tight corner, yet some are still buying the precious metal for potential gain
17 October 2025
Between dreams and debt
Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
10 October 2025
73 years on, New Market still a shoppers’ haven. Here’s why
Affordability, trust, and tradition bind generations of customers to New Market
3 October 2025