Vegetable prices skyrocket as erratic rain ravages croplands
Consumers and farmers are bearing the brunt of the radical shift in weather patterns as crops are damaged and retail prices skyrocket.
21 October 2025, 19:05 PM
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 exposes costly state negligence
Without mandatory insurance, disasters will keep draining public funds, experts warn
20 October 2025, 18:02 PM
Competition Commission may get search and seizure powers
Trade bodies welcome proposed amendments but stress accountability
19 October 2025, 18:47 PM
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, 18:00 PM
Potato farmers left in the lurch as prices crash
Cultivation of new potatoes also falls; experts blame govt’s poor planning, policy gaps
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Potato farmers hold back stock as prices crash
Cultivation of new potatoes also falls; experts blame govt’s poor planning, policy gaps
15 October 2025, 14:56 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
Rice price rises
Prices of several daily essentials, including rice, soybean oil, and sugar, have surged in the capital’s kitchen markets, causing hardships for the city residents, particularly the lower and middle-income ones.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Repairs to metro rail will cost public funds in absence of insurance
Public funds will be used to pay for repairs to Dhaka Metro Rail stations in the capital’s Kazipara and Mirpur-10 areas as the popular mass rapid transit system is uninsured.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Extortion, a cause of high prices, sets alarm bells ringing
Just a day after a mass uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government on August 5, a group of people, introducing themselves as activists of a major political party, visited an outlet of a leading footwear maker in Rangpur and demanded Tk 5 lakh in return for allowing the showroom to operate.
15 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Repairs to metro rail will cost public funds in absence of insurance
Public funds will be used to pay for repairs to Dhaka Metro Rail stations in the capital’s Kazipara and Mirpur-10 areas as the popular mass rapid transit system is uninsured
15 August 2024, 16:51 PM
Sonali Life staffers demand IDRA chief's resignation after directors faced fund embezzlement charges
Some 200 officials of Sonali Life Insurance Company, whose former chairman and family members were earlier found to have embezzled at least Tk 187.84 crore, staged a demonstration today bringing corruption allegations against the insurance regulator’s chairman and demanding his resignation
14 August 2024, 15:14 PM
Businesses hit by drought of cash supply
Businesses in Bangladesh, especially those that mostly deal with cash transactions, yesterday said they are contending with a liquidity crunch as the country’s central bank has placed a limit on daily cash withdrawals from banks.
11 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Shops see a drastic fall in sales
Businesses hope the situation may get better from next week
10 August 2024, 13:55 PM
Shop owners on high alert for looting, vandalism
Fearing looting and vandalism amidst the political crisis that culminated in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation following 15 years at the helm of an iron-fisted regime, many shops and malls in the country were closed yesterday, causing huge losses for businesses.
6 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Supply chain disruption hits commodity traders and farmers
The risk of violence amidst a political crisis that culminated in the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday disrupted supply chains of essential food commodities, hitting consumers, traders and farmers.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Retailers fear immense losses for political crisis
The owners of retail outlets in Bangladesh fear they could incur massive losses due to the ongoing unrest stemming from a student movement seeking the resignation of the government.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Rising house rent piles pressure on low-income people
Accommodation costs in Bangladesh have risen further amid persistently high inflation during the April-June period this year, placing an additional burden on many of the country’s middle and lower-income people.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Tour operators suffer losses as foreigners cancel trips
The tour operators in Bangladesh suffered financial losses due to cancellation of pre-scheduled tours by foreign tourists who sought to avoid travelling in fear of violence and unrest centring the quota reform movement.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Unrest hits retail sales hard
Malls and markets in Dhaka and other major cities have been hit hard by spiralling unrest across the country following the deaths of over 200 people, including students, during the quota reform movement in recent weeks.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Luxury hotels hit hard by unrest
Luxury hotels in Dhaka are suffering from a dearth of customers as foreigners and locals are avoiding travel in fear of unrest centring the quota reform movement, according to industry people.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Dhaka eateries crying out for customers
Eateries in Dhaka are seeing a substantial drop in takings because of the ongoing unrest and the nationwide curfew.
28 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Shop owners will need a lot of time to recover from losses
The students’ movement for reforming the quota system in public jobs and the subsequent violence and curfew have adversely affected businesses, said Helal Uddin, president of Bangladesh Shop Owners Association.
27 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Markets open, but mostly deserted
Shopping malls and markets in the capital opened yesterday, after being closed for four consecutive days, but the presence of buyers was very low.
24 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Informal workers struggling to make ends meet
Day labourers in Dhaka are among those who are suffering the most due to the ongoing unrest along with the curfew imposed by the government to stem the violence.
22 July 2024, 15:48 PM
Informal workers struggling to make ends meet
“I can’t get you to understand how I managed to pay for meals over the past four days,” a dejected labourer, Muzahid Hossain, said yesterday.
21 July 2024, 18:00 PM
No let up in price hike
Rahidul Islam, a wholesaler at Mahasthan Bazar, one of the biggest wholesale markets in Bogura, said they cannot send fresh farm produce to Dhaka and other major cities due to the unavailability of trucks.
21 July 2024, 15:48 PM