Business Plus / Their factories are still there. Their jobs are not
12 September 2026
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Business Plus / A cup of coffee, grown closer to home
5 September 2026
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Business Plus / A big shift opens in Islamic finance
29 August 2026
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Business Plus / The jute is gone, but Adamjee is busier than ever
22 August 2026
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Business Plus / The middle-class gutted by inflation
15 August 2026
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Business Plus / The fall of an industrial city
8 August 2026
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Business Plus / Money talks: Now the machines are listening
1 August 2026
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Business Plus / Women built the RMG might. Now they are losing ground
25 July 2026
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Business Plus / Pharma industry’s next big leap
18 July 2026
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Business Plus / Tk 6,000cr moves daily. But not every wallet is winning
11 July 2026
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Mimi, nostalgia and new bites
Local, global brands offer treats for all budgets, with young people driving the demand
24 October 2025
Gold fever
The relentless surge in gold prices is putting people in a tight corner, yet some are still buying the precious metal for potential gain
17 October 2025
Between dreams and debt
Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
10 October 2025
73 years on, New Market still a shoppers’ haven. Here’s why
Affordability, trust, and tradition bind generations of customers to New Market
3 October 2025
South Asia’s unfulfilled trade promise
South Asia trades more with Europe, the US and China than with itself
26 September 2025
Factories slash carbon in rooftop solar push
Industries embrace rooftop solar as Bangladesh balances climate risks, export competitiveness
19 September 2025
The peanut power
Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many
12 September 2025
Quiet revolution in fish farming
Over the decades, Bangladesh has lost vast swathes of its waterbodies as its population has kept growing.
5 September 2025
Matarbari: The island where Bangladesh is building its economic future
The deep-sea port project in Matarbari promises to transform regional trade
29 August 2025
The life cycles of household brands
For many, these products are inseparable from personal memory
22 August 2025
Inside the food baskets of Bangladesh
Modern farming practices reshape Bangladesh's traditional farmlands
15 August 2025
Tariff math favours Bangladesh in shifting US trade landscape
The shift of the USA to reciprocal tariffs has shaken global trade. But for Bangladesh, it’s opened a rare window of opportunity
8 August 2025
The end of exemption?
TRIPS waiver end poses dual challenge: legal and technological
1 August 2025
Cashless society still a distant dream
Bangladesh’s goal of a cashless future is colliding with failed projects, user mistrust, and an economy that thrives on cash
25 July 2025
The new rules for resilience
In 2007, Bangladesh’s nascent business process outsourcing (BPO) sector came into the spotlight when the telecom regulator introduced call centre licensing.
18 July 2025
BPO’s next chapter: Survive the AI wave or sink
Bangladesh's BPO sector transforms as AI automates routine tasks, cuts workforce
18 July 2025
Lives on hold: Workers await reopening of closed jute mills
Five years on: Jute mill revival uneven, workers face deepening poverty
11 July 2025
How couriers are powering e-commerce, everyday life
Around 700 private couriers form the country’s logistics backbone from cities to villages
4 July 2025
Muslin’s revival weaves past into present
Dhakai Muslin: ancient craft weaves new life, livelihoods in rural Bangladesh
27 June 2025
Leather legacy fades
Poor preservation, unfair pricing and failure to meet global standards cripple rawhide trade
20 June 2025