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
Impact of Fuel Price Hike: Living now even harsher for poor
No one knows how the poor man dines, says a Russian proverb that now seems all too fitting in light of the government’s decision to hike the prices of diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Rise in diesel, kerosene prices angers consumers
The consumers have expressed their anger just after the government hiked prices of diesel and kerosene by 23 per cent or Tk 15 a litre as the spike will upend their living cost the time when they are still reeling from the pandemic induced economic downfall.
4 November 2021, 11:16 AM
Complaints against Facebook shops on the rise
Hossain Ahmed, a resident of Rajarbagh in Dhaka, ordered a couple of gowns worth Tk 3,340 on a Facebook-based online shop for his wife on October 13.
25 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Chaos over copyright
Due to conflicts between two ministries, the plan to establish a unified and independent intellectual property (IP) office to provide copyrights, patents, design, and trademark certificates has been stuck in limbo.
24 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Queues for subsidised food getting longer
Braving heavy heat, she was standing in a long queue in the capital’s Farmgate last week with hopes to buy some essential items at subsidised rates from a truck selling the products.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
17 e-commerce firms fined
The consumer rights watchdog of Bangladesh has fined 17 e-commerce firms for their failure to deliver products as promised and deceiving customers through false advertisements.
16 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Forest dept bends rules
The Bangladesh Forest Department has given undue advantage to a particular company while purchasing four double-cabin pickups and related accessories worth about Tk 2.4 crore for a development project, said a government report.
10 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Puja sales pick up
Shopping centres, fashion houses and retail outlets are recording higher sales on the occasion of Durga Puja as worshippers are gearing up to celebrate the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community.
10 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Govt targets 5.6pc annual productivity growth
The government has targeted an annual average productivity growth rate of 5.6 per cent for the next 10 years as it is set to begin implementing the Bangladesh National Productivity Master Plan from January next year.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Big promise, bigger deception
It calls its hefty discount offers tornado, typhoon, kalbaishakhi (Nor’wester), conflagration and Tufan (hurricane) and sells mobile phones, flats, cars and whatnot.
27 September 2021, 18:00 PM
E-commerce transactions by cards hit five-month low
Appetite for purchases through online platforms using cards declined in July this year from that a month ago, as people have become cautious in placing orders following a series of scams centring e-commerce companies having started to come to light.
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Another e-commerce scam unfolding
Qcoom has suspended its physical operations after hundreds of customers thronged its office in Dhaka, demanding products or refunds amid the e-commerce platform’s failure to make deliveries within the promised dates despite receiving payments in advance.
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
E-commerce Industry: Still left to run without reins
E-commerce firmly began to put down roots in Bangladesh back in 2009 and since then has gone on to become a mainstay in the retail landscape.
21 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Chorus of complaints against rogue e-commerce firms
Lured by hefty discounts at e-commerce platform Eorange, Md Sahedul Islam, a private firm employee with a Tk 15,000 monthly income, borrowed Tk 13 lakh from family members, relatives and colleagues to make advance payments for five motorcycles in May and another three in June.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Dairy farms sprouting around Dhaka
Many Dhaka residents are well aware about the milkman, known as “goala” in Bangla, who delivers fresh milk to their doorsteps on a daily basis.
18 September 2021, 18:00 PM
BSCIC to launch e-commerce platform
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) is all set to launch an e-commerce platform enabling local entrepreneurs to sell different products in the domestic and global markets.
15 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Suffering lingers for duped e-commerce customers
Md Nabid Rahman, employed at a private company in Dhaka, made a payment of Tk 12.5 lakh to e-commerce platform Dhamaka in March for two motorcycles and other products which were on offer at hefty discounts.
13 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Pran-RFL turning plastic waste into new products
Pran-RFL Group, one of the leading conglomerates in Bangladesh, plans to double its plastic recycling capacity to make new products from thrown away items.
12 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Regulator moves to ensure compliance
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has taken up an initiative to make all industries and factories adopt group insurance, made mandatory in the Bangladesh labour law, against the backdrop of recent tragedies in the industrial sector.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Consumer complaints rising
Rights violations have compounded sufferings of consumers in Bangladesh, with the number of complaints rising a staggering 61 per cent in the span of a year.
5 September 2021, 18:00 PM