Is there any redress for airport fire victims?
The massive fire that engulfed the cargo complex at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday has left importers grappling with the loss of consignments worth crores of taka. They now face a painful question: is there any legal or financial redress for their losses?.There are two
21 October 2025, 19:04 PM
Airport fire sends shockwave across supply chains
Raw materials for peak-season garment shipments, medicine ingredients, and telecom equipment gutted
19 October 2025, 18:06 PM
Invest more in education, healthcare to end poverty
In the village of Kuralia, under Sirajganj Sadar upazila, about 125 kilometres northwest of Dhaka, Moklesur Rahman once earned a living as a handloom weaver.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
World Standards Day: ‘Far from reaching the level needed’
Analysts and stakeholders blame weak enforcement, limited lab facilities in rural areas and poor awareness among producers
13 October 2025, 18:15 PM
Industrial rebound lifts GDP growth in April-June
According to provisional estimates released by BBS, GDP grew by 3.35%
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Non-food costs fuel inflation to 8.36% in Sept
Bangladesh’s headline inflation rose slightly to 8.36 percent in September from 8.29 percent in August, according to data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Analysis / Are we doing enough for the urban poor?
More than one in four people are poor, while one in ten live in extreme poverty
5 October 2025, 05:00 AM
World turns to AI, Bangladesh stuck in Excel-era training
Outdated training is failing to make Bangladesh's young people job-ready at home or abroad
4 October 2025, 20:07 PM
Demographic dividend: Are we letting it pass us by?
Bangladesh is wasting its once-in-a-lifetime window of demographic dividend -- the economic growth potential that can result from a peak in working-age people -- due to its inability to create jobs.
14 August 2022, 02:00 AM
Realtors go slow in taking up new projects
Real estate companies in Bangladesh are cautiously taking up new projects as the war in Ukraine, the strain on foreign currency reserves, the dollar shortage, runaway inflation and higher construction costs have cemented worries that sales of flats might slow in the coming months.
3 August 2022, 03:15 AM
Tk 236cr project to roll out 5G by next year
The government is finally moving ahead with a project to roll out fifth-generation (5G) mobile internet services through state-run network provider Teletalk, according to officials of the planning ministry.
1 August 2022, 03:00 AM
Slow progress in BREB solar pump project
A project undertaken by Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) to install 2,000 solar-powered irrigation pumps has been advancing at a snail’s pace.
28 July 2022, 02:45 AM
Project to build fire service stations in slow lane
On July 9 last year, a massive fire raged through a juice-making factory in Narayanganj, killing at least 52 people. And the whole nation witnessed how firefighters struggled to bring the blaze under control.
25 July 2022, 02:45 AM
Use of concrete blocks in public construction still low
The progress in using concrete blocks instead of bricks for all public development projects has been sluggish as government agencies have made little efforts in this regard due to lax monitoring by the relevant authorities, according to experts.
20 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Now toiletries dearer too: Prices steadily increase
Amid rising prices of food essentials and other basic necessities, the recent hike in prices of toiletries and other homecare products has added a new burden for people.
6 July 2022, 02:30 AM
Forex reserves took no hit from Padma Bridge
In 2012, when the government decided to construct the Padma Bridge using its own resources, many economists feared that Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves would take a big hit.
26 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Furniture sales fall victim to inflation
Furniture makers are passing tough times even ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, which is usually a high sales period, as people are uninterested in buying luxury items in the face of rampant inflation in recent months, according to market players.
22 June 2022, 04:00 AM
Symptoms diagnosed, but no medication prescribed: CPD
The budget for the upcoming fiscal year has appeared to be insufficient in terms of needed measures, incomplete in terms of outlining strategies and inadequate in terms of addressing the present macroeconomic challenges, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue today.
10 June 2022, 09:07 AM
Budget doesn’t reflect reality
The proposed budget has not properly addressed the pressing issues – higher inflation and the US dollar crisis -- that are causing immense macroeconomic imbalances, said economists in their immediate reaction.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Exports through Akhaura land port on the decline
The volume of exports through Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria has fallen significantly over the past six years as increased connectivity between north-eastern Indian states and other parts of the country helped them reduce imports from Bangladesh.
8 June 2022, 05:00 AM
Foreign aid disbursement up 58pc in 10 months
Foreign assistance disbursement jumped 58 per cent in the current fiscal year’s July-April period thanks to spending for vaccination, one-time budget support and implementation of mega projects, including that of the Russia-funded Rooppur nuclear power plant.
3 June 2022, 09:00 AM
Agent banking a blessing for northern farmers
Angura Begum, a 45-year-old farmer who hails from Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur, was seen beaming while selling her vegetables at the local farmers’ centre last Sunday.
29 May 2022, 05:30 AM
Document verification system to curb fake reporting
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) had teamed up on November 12, 2020, to curb the scope for submitting fake audited financial statements.
18 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Raise per capita safety net allowance in budget, an economist urges
The government should increase per capita allowance under its social safety net programmes (SSNPs), particularly for the elderly, widows, disabled and marginalised women, considering the high-level food inflation and the rising cost of living, said an economist.
17 May 2022, 04:00 AM
Shipbuilding sector: Investment rises despite gloom
Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh have pumped billions of dollars into the shipbuilding sector in recent years to meet their own demand for vessels as well as regain the international market.
15 May 2022, 06:30 AM
Ship export sinks
Bangladesh emerged as a shipbuilding nation in 2008 when it exported its first ocean-going vessel to a Danish company and suddenly there were talks about the sector’s immense potential and the country capturing a major share of the global shipbuilding market.
15 May 2022, 04:00 AM
Offer roadmap for post-LDC challenges
The government should unveil a roadmap in the upcoming budget to deal with the challenges that the country might face following its graduation from the group of the least-developed countries (LDCs), said Monzur Hossain, research director of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
11 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Salt production hits 61-year high
Salt production reached a 61-year high this fiscal year thanks to the conducive environment, allowing farmers to eye more profit amid good market prices.
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM