Sukanta Halder

If there were a “metal of the year” award, gold would be a strong contender, maintaining an exceptional run even on the final trading day of 2025..Businesspeople said the retail gold market in Bangladesh has remained unstable over the past few months, driven by fluctuating global prices, s

The new rules came into effect on December 25

Non-life insurance surveyors and loss assessors will no longer be allowed to use or disclose confidential information obtained through their professional work for personal gain or for the benefit of anyone other than the insurer or the insured, under Bangladesh’s first-ever regulation governing

Bangladesh largely views the crop as just another vegetable eaten with rice

The changes are expected to reshape how food products are marketed

This year, the price gap between new and old potatoes has narrowed significantly

Farmers who cultivated early varieties of potatoes are once again incurring losses as prices of newly harvested tubers remain unusually low due to an oversupply of older stock in the market.

Seed planting in major potato-producing districts was largely completed by November 30

The peak tourism season in the country runs from November to April

Insurer delays refunds to jobseekers as Idra distances itself despite complaints

Retailers in Dhaka and Chattogram said onion prices have dropped by Tk 25-Tk 30 per kg

The latest increase comes amid persistently high inflation, which stood at 8.17 percent in October

Farmers welcome project but say they need heat-tolerant seeds

Rates dropped by more than Tk 100 per maund in two weeks as growers blame rising imports even amid peak harvesting

Survey blames overfishing as pelagic species fall to one-fifth of previous levels

The move comes after farmers repeatedly complained about paying higher than government-set rates for fertilisers

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

After months of promises, interim govt has withdrawn its plan to purchase 50,000 tonnes of potatoes

A government probe has found that unsafe storage practices and the absence of fire protection systems allowed the blaze to spread.

Bangladesh, with its large population and strong domestic demand, has significant potential for a thriving tourism sector. However, tourism infrastructure is still not up to the required standard, said Mohammad Rafeuzzaman, president of the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (Toab), the country’s apex body of tour operators.