Sukanta Halder

Sukanta Halder is the Staff Correspondent of The Daily Star.

More and more people now flocking to OMS trucks

Leaving his chicken shop to his salesman, Abul Kashem rushed to gate-1 of New Market around 11:00am yesterday to buy essentials from a mobile shop of the government’s Open Market Sale programme.

1d ago

Policyholder protection fund yet to be formed after a decade

Idra is yet to set up the Life Policyholders Protection Fund although more than a decade has passed

3d ago

'TCB to continue truck sales as long as necessary'

TCB trucks are currently found in 30 spots across Dhaka, with each capable of serving 300 people

4d ago

Falling egg prices leave poultry farmers in a bind

price of each egg at farm level has fallen by between Tk 3 to Tk 3.5 in one month

6d ago

Will coming months offer any relief from high inflation?

Food inflation at 12.56 percent in October this year is the highest in a decade

6d ago

Many SMEs in a tight spot

Enterprises running small-scale operations in Bangladesh are suffering from a significant fall in sales at a time when inflationary pressure has pushed up production costs

1w ago

Retail sales drop as blockade bites

The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged.

1w ago

Blockade dents income of ride-hailing drivers, rickshaw pullers

Mohammad Alauddin, who drives a CNG-run three-wheeler on hire for a living, had waited to no avail for passengers at Pallabi of Dhaka yesterday during the usual peak hours from 10:00am to 12:27pm.

2w ago
November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023

More and more people now flocking to OMS trucks

Leaving his chicken shop to his salesman, Abul Kashem rushed to gate-1 of New Market around 11:00am yesterday to buy essentials from a mobile shop of the government’s Open Market Sale programme.

November 27, 2023
November 27, 2023

Policyholder protection fund yet to be formed after a decade

Idra is yet to set up the Life Policyholders Protection Fund although more than a decade has passed

November 26, 2023
November 26, 2023

'TCB to continue truck sales as long as necessary'

TCB trucks are currently found in 30 spots across Dhaka, with each capable of serving 300 people

November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023

Falling egg prices leave poultry farmers in a bind

price of each egg at farm level has fallen by between Tk 3 to Tk 3.5 in one month

November 23, 2023
November 23, 2023

Will coming months offer any relief from high inflation?

Food inflation at 12.56 percent in October this year is the highest in a decade

November 23, 2023
November 23, 2023

Many SMEs in a tight spot

Enterprises running small-scale operations in Bangladesh are suffering from a significant fall in sales at a time when inflationary pressure has pushed up production costs

November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023

Retail sales drop as blockade bites

The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged.

November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023

Blockade dents income of ride-hailing drivers, rickshaw pullers

Mohammad Alauddin, who drives a CNG-run three-wheeler on hire for a living, had waited to no avail for passengers at Pallabi of Dhaka yesterday during the usual peak hours from 10:00am to 12:27pm.

November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023

Retail sales drop as blockade bites

The nationwide blockade being observed by several political parties in Bangladesh is taking its toll on businesses as sales have plunged. The transport blockade, set to enter its fifth phase on Wednesday, aims at forcing the current government to step down and pave the way for holding the next parliamentary election under a non-partisan interim government.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

Nearly 10 lakh policyholders in limbo over maturity benefit

Payments against claims of around 10 lakh policyholders are hanging in the balance as 29 life insurance companies are not clearing dues owing to a liquidity crisis, official figures showed.

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