Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the businessmen not to raise the prices of essentials, including sugar and edible oil, during the upcoming Ramadan.

Bangladesh remains an overwhelmingly cash-based society despite a host of measures by the central bank to facilitate digital

Sounds of stamping, rubbing and sewing machines are getting louder every day since the beginning of Ramadan as workers are spending the busiest time of the year in doing embroidery, blocks and batik prints.