The global uniform manufacturing industry for the Military, Navy, Fire Brigade and police is worth $ 370 billion. Bangladesh exports approximately $ 500-$ 600 million worth of technical clothing or uniforms every year. Which countries and under what conditions does Bangladesh export these uniforms? What is the potential for Bangladesh in this international uniform market?

Back in 2015, a group of young entrepreneurs started using technology to reach out to thousands of students, trying to get them on board with a new way of getting an education, which they called 10 Minute School.

The government of Bangladesh has been turning to Public Private Partnership for a total of 78 projects till date - including Dhaka Elevated Expressway, Dhaka Hi Tech City, Mirsarai Economic Zone, etc. As of 2022, only one project has been completed.

Not long ago, Bangladeshi companies were not allowed to invest abroad. In 2014, a Bangladeshi company was given permission to make such an investment for the first time. Only 16 organisations have had this opportunity so far. However, according to a guideline published by Bangladesh Bank on January 27, any Bangladeshi company will be able to open sister concerns abroad.

It has been almost a decade since the government initiated prepaid gas metres. Those who have installed the prepaid metres have claimed that their minimal bills have been almost halved compared to traditional gas lines.

Every district town and divisional city in the country has movie theatres. Around 80% of the industry’s workforce have changed professions in the last 10 years. Most of the cinema hall owners have demolished the buildings and started developing multi-storey shopping complexes instead.

Bangladesh has ramped up its woven garment exports in recent months. The garments industry exported goods worth USD 1.86 billion in woven garments in December 2021 -- the highest recorded amount. From April 2020 to July 2021, woven garments export fell drastically due to the pandemic. How did this export boom start again?

Regular investors of the stock market usually buy their shares from brokerage houses. People usually deposit the money in these houses in good faith to place orders to buy shares. But some brokers have managed to swindle ordinary investors out of their hard-earned money. A lot of people are yet to receive their money properly despite actions taken by the regulatory body. How is this scam being operated? What are the effects of it? How can this scam be stopped?

In November 2021, the flow of remittance saw a decline. A lot of Bangladeshis living abroad are choosing to use illegal channels locally known as “Hundi”. This illegal system has led to a fall in remittance.

Eventful 2021 is coming to an end. Every sector of the economy fell victim to the never-ending coronavirus pandemic this year. Sometimes the fraudulent activities of e-commerce companies were the main topic of discussion, while corruption in the banking sector also came to the limelight to rock the nation. Efforts to get back to the economy's growing momentum were also seen. Watch this video of The Daily Star to know the significant events of the outgoing year.

It is now becoming an open secret that there have been conflicts between Bangladesh Bank and BSEC recently. What are the conflicts about? What can be the consequences?

Prices of most products have gone up in the global market due to recovering demands after the pandemic, alongside unprecedented shipping charges, and supply obstacles. As a result, inflation is rising in import-dependent countries like Bangladesh. Last October, inflation was the highest in the last 12 months, while non-food inflation was the highest in the last five years.

Once again, The National Board of Revenue’s (NBR) “highly secure” server got infiltrated. Cyber criminals used backdoor access to authorise phantom discharge of at least 156 tons of consignment from the Chittagong Port. No tax was paid for the consignments.

Almost eight percent of the country’s jobs are based in Dhaka City. This number rises to 40 percent when Gazipur, Narayanganj and other areas of greater Dhaka are included. Population density and Dhaka-centred investments are having a bad impact on the national economy. It’s also affecting urban development throughout the country. This loss equates to 6 – 10 percent loss of the GDP. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies presented the figures at the Annual Conference on Development.

Buying and using gold jewellery is a cultural phenomenon. People also buy gold as financial security or a rainy day fund. However, buying gold is only the first step. How would you get a fair price selling it? Todays’ Star Explains brings various aspects of selling used gold jewellery.

“Call Drop” is a technical term used for describing calls that drop due to technical errors of mobile service providers. The main cause behind this is poor signal. According to a recent report by the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC), mobile phone users in Bangladesh have received only 22 minutes of compensation for every 100 minutes of call drop in the fiscal year 2020-21. This led to a loss of Tk 16.5 crore for mobile phone users. What are the main reasons for call drops?

Since it started in 1995, Dhaka International Trade Fair has always been held at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar. If everything goes according to plan, the 26th installment of the trade fair is set to be held in 2022. Next year, the fair will be permanently relocated to a new venue.

Tropical cyclone Jawad brought two consecutive days of continuous rainfall in the country, which in turn marred the upcoming winter harvest in many districts.

For the first time in history the value of one US dollar has exceeded the 90-taka mark in informal market The moment our economy started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the value of taka against the dollar started to go down.

China pulled out of two of the largest railway projects -- Joydebpur-Ishwardi Double-Line Project budgeted at TK 14,250 crore and Akhaura-Sylhet Dual-Gauge Railway Line budgeted at TK 16,104 crore. Now the Bangladesh government is seeking new investors for these two projects which will improve connectivity of Dhaka with the north-east and north-west of the country respectively.