Retailers lose up to 30% of sales after early closures
18 September 2026
Businesses are taking another hit as an energy-saving measure cuts shopping hours, adding to weak consumer demand and rising costs
18 September 2026
Why exporters are losing their competitive edge
17 September 2026
Bangladesh’s merchandise exports declined by nearly 5 percent in 2025, falling to $47.74 billion compared with the previous year
17 September 2026
Red Sea tensions drive up import costs
14 September 2026
A crude oil tanker of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), MT Ninemia, arrived at Chattogram port from Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
14 September 2026
Used EVs: affordable option or battery waste risk?
14 September 2026
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.
14 September 2026
Analysis / Used Electric Vehicles: Affordable option or battery waste risk?
13 September 2026
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
13 September 2026
Business Plus / Their factories are still there. Their jobs are not
12 September 2026
When protests, political programmes or sudden changes shut down a factory, workers are usually among the first to feel the shock
12 September 2026
With advanced features, smart TVs taking over basic sets
8 September 2026
Bigger screens, modern features gain ground despite cautious spending amid high inflation
8 September 2026
Energy crisis forces businesses to cut output, seek alternatives
6 September 2026
Food production lines slow, ceramic kilns go cold, steel mills cut output as drugmakers juggle energy sources to keep plants running
6 September 2026
PRAN-RFL investing TK 700cr to make opal glassware
PRAN-RFL Group is investing Tk 700 crore to set up factories for the manufacture of opal glassware and polystyrene sheets
25 December 2023
Geyser sales gaining steam
Sales of geysers have increased this year thanks to the changing lifestyle of people living in urban and rural areas of Bangladesh
25 December 2023
Exports of paper and paper items reach 5-year high
The exports amounted to $110 million, a year-on-year growth of 51.42 percent, according to data of the EPB
22 December 2023
Lower sales of agri-machinery, spare parts hurting light engineering sector
Segments of the light engineering sector suffering from significantly lower sales for the past one-and-a-half years
21 December 2023
Cement makers slash output as political tension flares up
Cement makers in Bangladesh have reduced production as political tension slowed sales amid a slowdown in construction projects
20 December 2023
Leather sector wasting opportunities
The leather sector cannot ensure value addition of over 65 percent whereas there is potential to reach 90 percent
18 December 2023
Pragati yet to get go-ahead to assemble sedans
Earlier in May, Pragati reached a consensus with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation to establish a complete knock-down setup for assembling sedans
15 December 2023
Govt ponders running industries on LPG
The government has formed a panel to frame a policy by identifying the potentials and challenges of use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the industrial sector.
11 December 2023
Leather, leather footwear sales in slow lane at home, abroad
leather and leather goods sector in Bangladesh is witnessing slow sales both at home and abroad amid ongoing global economic crises
8 December 2023
Bangladesh’s leather exports to benefit from CETP upgrade
two tanneries of Apex and Bay Leather to set up their own effluent treatment plants and other companies are waiting for permission
6 December 2023
Political unrest puts steel millers in a bind
construction activities in Bangladesh usually peak during the dry season from November to March, steel millers are concerned about the reduced demand for 60-grade mild steel (MS) rods
5 December 2023
Scooter sales lose steam as costlier USD bites
Scooter sales fell 20 % year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2023
3 December 2023
Imports thru land ports fell 13% in FY23
Imports through land ports declined by more than 13 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2022-23
30 November 2023
Manufacturers rev up production of higher-cc bikes
government decided to allow up to 350cc bikes to ply the streets of Bangladesh
28 November 2023
Prices of latex, rubber sheets keep falling, hitting growers
The prices of latex and rubber sheets have continued to fall in Bangladesh, depriving growers of a better return, although manufacturers and exporters are offering higher rates to suppliers.
27 November 2023
New wage board formed for tannery workers
government formed a five-member wage board without any representative of the tannery workers
26 November 2023
Brickfields count losses of Tk 1,200cr for cyclone
Brickfields in Bangladesh have incurred losses of around Tk 1,200 crore as heavy rains amid cyclone Midhili on November 16-17 hindered production early this season
22 November 2023
Oil refiners concerned over new policy
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources issued a gazette notification on the "Establishment of Refineries at Private Level, Storage, Processing, Transportation and Marketing of Crude Oil Imported Policy-2023" on November 20.
22 November 2023
China seeks loan application for Mongla port expansion
According to the project summary, the Chinese government will provide a loan of Tk 3,782.36 crore under a government-to-government mechanism. The rest, amounting to around Tk 500.39 crore, will be financed by the government.
21 November 2023
Tk 111 a dollar for import remains only on paper
Earlier this month, the edible oil refiners’ association wrote to the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission seeking to increase prices of cooking oil.
20 November 2023