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