Jagaran Chakma

Bangladesh’s exporters are losing ground to regional competitors as rising energy, financing and logistics costs squeeze profit margins and make it increasingly difficult to match the prices and delivery times offered by countries such as Vietnam, China and India.

A crude oil tanker of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), MT Ninemia, arrived at Chattogram port from Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Bangladesh’s ban on used and reconditioned electric vehicles (EVs) has sparked debate over whether the country has the infrastructure and regulatory framework needed to manage the batteries that power them.

The concern becomes more serious when those batteries reach the end of their useful lives. Bangladesh currently lacks adequate infrastructure and a comprehensive policy framework for the collection, recycling and disposal of used EV batteries

When protests, political programmes or sudden changes shut down a factory, workers are usually among the first to feel the shock

Bigger screens, modern features gain ground despite cautious spending amid high inflation

Food production lines slow, ceramic kilns go cold, steel mills cut output as drugmakers juggle energy sources to keep plants running

Business leaders call for emergency measures to cut gas use in power generation, divert more LNG to factories