Potato cultivation expands as prices rise
Potato cultivation has increased across Bangladesh as farmers have been getting higher prices year-round amid elevated inflation in the country.
2d ago
Hunt for OMS food grows desperate
In the bustling area of Mirpur-10 in the capital, over 300 people gathered early Monday morning, hoping to buy subsidised essentialsthat serve as a lifeline for low-income families.
1w ago
277 firms allowed to import 14.81 lakh tonnes of rice
The interim government of Bangladesh has allowed 277 private entities to import 14.81 lakh tonnes of rice as it looks to contain domestic prices of the staple grain by increasing stocks..Of the total, 10.65 lakh tonnes will be boiled rice while the rest will be sunned rice, according to do
1w ago
SMEs bear the full brunt of financial hardship
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh are struggling due to political uncertainty, high inflation and rising interest rates on bank loans, according to entrepreneurs.
1w ago
Food prices stubbornly high despite govt measures
When prices of widely consumed staples like potatoes, edible oil, sugar or onions spike and remain inflated for extended periods, it understandably hits the poor and low-income people where it hurts the most: in their wallet.
2w ago
Competitive prices lift tea exports to seven-year high
Bangladesh’s tea exports have hit the highest mark in the last seven years as competitive pricing provided an edge over major exporters like India and Sri Lanka.
2w ago
Life insurers mired in irregularities
One-fourth of the life insurance firms in the country are plagued with financial irregularities and mismanagement that have put the entire industry in danger.
3w ago
Potato prices jump as supplies shrink
Consumers in Bangladesh have been paying more for potatoes over the past week, with supplies of the tuber harvested in the previous season running low as the new season approaches..Additionally, the high profiteering tendency among a section of people in the supply chain is dealing a furth
3w ago
July 16, 2023
Homeland Life Insurance: Over 37,000 clients unsure about settlement of claims
More than 37,000 clients of Homeland Life Insurance Company Ltd are facing uncertainty about whether they would get back their insured amount owing to a lack of liquidity at the insurer caused by alleged irregularities, the regulator found.
July 16, 2023
Fareast Islami Life Ins facing steep debt
Firoza Begum, a resident of Shalmara village in Bhelabari union under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat, opened a 12-year term policy with Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company some 15 years ago.
July 13, 2023
Financial irregularities cost Sadharan Bima Tk 210cr
CAG audit finds
July 11, 2023
BSCIC suffers Tk 25cr losses for dues
The BSCIC suffered a loss of Tk 25.32 crore in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 as it did not realise dues related to service charges and lease money from a number of plot owners in several industrial estates, according to an audit report.
July 11, 2023
Mosquito coils, sprays, nets see rising demand
The demand for anti-mosquito products, such as coils, aerosol sprays, nets and rackets, has increased in Bangladesh as people are looking to avoid dengue fever amid the recent outbreak, according to businesspeople.
July 6, 2023
Now onion price on the rise
Onion prices have gone up in both wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh in the span of a week owing to the higher cost of imported varieties of the kitchen staple.
July 3, 2023
Clothing brand for big people making a splash
Like many in Bangladesh, Farhan Tanvir often struggled to find suitable clothing given his large size.
June 30, 2023
Goat hides going for as little as Tk 10
Like the previous few years, the price of rawhide is low this year
June 29, 2023
Rawhide prices in Dhaka lower than rate set by govt, say traders
Some traders in Dhaka today said the price of rawhides on Eid-ul-Azha this year was lower than the price fixed by the Ministry of Commerce
June 28, 2023
Another Eid comes, leather estate is still ill-equipped
Bangladesh’s two-decade-long quest to put in place a system that can process 100 per cent of rawhides generated during Eid-ul-Azha continues owing to the lower-than-required capacity of the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate (STIE).
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