How prepared is Bangladesh for signing FTAs?
23 September 2025, 16:57 PM
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How is Bangladesh being affected despite the US tariff suspension?
4 May 2025, 16:34 PM
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What's stopping the govt from breaking market syndicates?
18 April 2025, 15:16 PM
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Which savings certificate offers the highest returns?
15 February 2025, 14:30 PM
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Businesses need a govt who can represent them: Ahsan Khan Chowdhury
23 November 2024, 18:00 PM
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Food prices stubbornly high despite govt measures
14 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Business
Remittance rises 21% in October
3 November 2024, 12:48 PM
Business
What's the budget? Why is it important for you to know the budget?
5 June 2024, 14:55 PM
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Potato price shoots up
26 December 2023, 14:56 PM
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92 thousand crores or more siphoned out in 15 years?
24 December 2023, 15:52 PM
Business Multimedia
Green Tex: Eco-friendly garment factory in Mymensingh's Bhaluka
A unit of Green Textile Limited of Bangladesh topped the list of eco-friendly factories in February this year.
1 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Why did Moody’s downgrade rating of Bangladesh’s banking sector?
How will banking sector's rating downgrade by Moody's affect Bangladesh economy?
6 March 2023, 15:59 PM
Why are profits of every 7 out of 10 companies dropping?
In today's Straight from Star Newsroom, Khondoker Md Shoyeb along with The Daily Star Reporter Ahsan Habib tries to shed light on the reasons responsible for a fall in profits of Bangladeshi companies
16 February 2023, 13:54 PM
Why is per capita debt rising?
The per capita foreign debt has increased from $257 to $558 within seven years
15 February 2023, 16:58 PM
Why are garment orders getting cancelled?
Are RMG orders going to fall drastically?
9 February 2023, 14:36 PM
What are the conditions attached to IMF's $4.7b loan?
What prompted the Bangladesh government to seek a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and what conditions come with it?
31 January 2023, 15:24 PM
Coffee cultivation shows promise in Ctg Hill Tracts
Coffee fruits or coffee beans are cultivated in the Khagrachari hills. Through a unique procedure, this fruit will be produced into drinkable coffee.
28 January 2023, 03:07 AM
What are the new conditions for purchase of savings certificates?
What are the new conditions for purchase of savings certificates? How will the new rules affect the lives of the general mass? In today’s Straight from Star Newsroom, Ahsan Habib discusses the issue with The Daily Star Reporter Rejaul Karim Byron.
12 January 2023, 14:36 PM
IT sector's struggle with unskilled workforce
The local IT firms have discussed their problems with The Daily Star in today's Star News+.
20 December 2022, 02:11 AM
Locally grown foreign fruits bringing success to Ekramul
Ekramul Haque, a nursery businessman of Lalmonirhat, planted orange and malta trees back in 2018.
17 December 2022, 14:43 PM
Why is Ishwardi Banarasi Palli not fully functional yet?
The second-largest Banarasi Palli in the country was built in 2004 at Ishwardi's Fateh Mohammadpur by Bangladesh Handloom Board to expand the manufacturing and marketing of Banarasi products.
14 December 2022, 02:16 AM
How to regain confidence in sharemarket?
Why did Bangladesh go for introducing floor price in stockmarket?
7 December 2022, 14:51 PM
Bangladesh surpasses China in RMG export to EU
Bangladesh was second to China in the readymade garments export till the last decade.
6 December 2022, 15:05 PM
How was last week’s stock market
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange lost 87 points last week from the previous week. The index was red on most of the days of the week so the index remains falling.
19 November 2022, 17:09 PM
Wheat flour prices beyond reach of commoners! But why?
The prices of wheat and foods made with wheat have increased significantly in recent times. What suddenly happened to the local wheat market? Why is the wheat price rising? How much did it rise? What are the factors responsible for the huge price hike?
10 November 2022, 17:37 PM
Why is IMF loan so important now?
Bangladesh has been facing many economic challenges in the recent periods. Remittance and export earnings both fell at a time when the country’s import payments rose. The balance of payments came under immense pressure as the forex reserve continued declining for the last one year. Because of all these, the local currency has experienced a big depreciation. In this situation, Bangladesh sought a $4.5 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. Will this IMF loan solve Bangladesh’s economic problems? Why is this loan so important?
9 November 2022, 14:24 PM
How to solve gas crisis
Gas crisis started in Bangladesh in March of 2022. But the crisis worsened in the last two months.
1 November 2022, 14:18 PM
How was last week's stockmarket?
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange lost 14 points in the last week. The index rose in three days of the week, but it fell at the end of the week.
31 October 2022, 12:11 PM
Why does the insurance sector struggle in Bangladesh?
The insurance sector plays a big role in risk management for a country. And for a developing country like Bangladesh, the sector has immense potential. Insurance has become a part and parcel of the people in developed countries. But at the same time, Bangladesh’s insurance sector has narrowed down in the last decade.
30 October 2022, 15:35 PM
Why do local garments get 83% lower prices than competitors?
Bangladesh exports garment items of 10 categories. But the south Asian nation is getting around 32% to 83% lower prices than the global rates. Geneva-based International Trade Center has recently found out why Bangladesh is getting lower prices and competitors higher.
18 October 2022, 14:35 PM