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
Business Plus / The middle-class gutted by inflation
15 August 2026
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Business
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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Business
Is govt action enough to curb inflation?
Persistent inflationary pressure, particularly in terms of food inflation, has been taking a toll on low- and fixed-income people in Bangladesh, forcing them to spend most of their income on nutrition.
30 August 2024
How life is like when prices go through the roof
Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.
30 August 2024
Export diversification still a far cry
Although the need to diversify Bangladesh’s export basket has been a subject of great discussion for more than two decades, there has been little progress in this regard.
23 August 2024
‘End facility bias favouring RMG’
The interim government’s first task should be to address the disparity in government facilities between readymade garment (RMG) and non-RMG sectors to facilitate export diversification, according to one of the leading exporters of leather shoes.
23 August 2024
Korean EPZ: A modern facility draped in greenery
Our journey to the Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ), an eco-friendly industrial area in Chattogram, began on a sunny morning.
16 August 2024
Ledger of losses
Bangladesh has entered a new chapter in its journey as the wheels of the economy are rolling again, with the country still healing from fresh wounds.
9 August 2024
Job-scarce economy
The recent unrest stemming from a student movement seeking reforms to the quota policy for government jobs boiled over into violence after the initially peaceful protest was allegedly attacked by an opposing party.
2 August 2024
Plans to set up economic zones in southwest yet to gather pace
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza) has taken the initiative to set up 17 economic zones in the southwestern part of
19 July 2024
Investment in the south is underwhelming even after Padma Bridge
Two years have passed since the inauguration of Padma Bridge, but the southern region has still not managed to tap the potential brought about by the mega-project due to a lack of physical infrastructure and utilities.
19 July 2024
Full-fledged cancer treatment facilities need of the hour
High-quality cancer drugs are produced in Bangladesh. Oncologists and physicians are also available. However, the country is lagging in putting in place an adequate number of full-fledged facilities to treat patients suffering from such diseases.
12 July 2024
Local pharma lights up hope in cancer treatment
The pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh has achieved many milestones over the past 14 years. Not only do local companies now meet 90 percent of the country’s demand for medicines, but the products are also exported to around 150 countries, fetching hundreds of millions of dollars.
12 July 2024
EMTS: Cheapest way to send money across the country
Many may be surprised to learn that the most cost-effective way to transfer money from one place to another without a bank is through the post office.
5 July 2024
How we entered the era of digital money
Rahman Ali, a 68-year-old retired primary school teacher, begins his day in a serene village in the northwestern district of Bogura with a routine he has perfected over the decades.
5 July 2024
LDC exit: A win for the nation, but a loss for trade
Bangladesh’s graduation from the group of least-developed countries (LDCs) to a developing nation in 2026 has become a point of national pride, underlining the substantial economic strides that the country has made.
28 June 2024
A project for coffee and cashew nuts
Seeing the huge potential in agriculture, the government is implementing a Tk 211.84 crore project in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region to introduce modern technologies and enhance research initiatives with a view to promoting coffee and cashew nut cultivation.
21 June 2024
From Bare To Bountiful
“You are being transferred to the Chittagong Hill Tracts.”
21 June 2024
Demand for air ambulances on the rise
The demand for air ambulances has grown steadily in Bangladesh in recent years due to rising affordability and entry of a number of operators.
14 June 2024
How helicopters took Dhaka’s denizens to the skies
Over 10 companies now have 36 choppers due to increased demand
14 June 2024
5G technology remains a pie in the sky. Why
Is 5G merely a vanity, just another technology that offers nothing extraordinary? Or has it emerged as a central cog in transforming the digital space by resolving issues related to low speed and latency?
7 June 2024
Investment in artificial fibre still low
Investment in manmade fibres in Bangladesh is low as the country has mainly focused on the trade and production of cotton fibre garments over the past five decades.
31 May 2024