Sukanta Halder

Sukanta Halder is a staff correspondent of The Daily Star, covering insurance, agriculture, commodity markets, the private sector and consumers.

Workers left out of FY26 budget priorities

The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 has drawn criticism from the government-appointed Labour Reform Commission, which had earlier called for formal recognition of workers and stronger financial and legal safeguards.

3d ago

Leather legacy fades

Poor preservation, unfair pricing and failure to meet global standards cripple rawhide trade

4d ago

Bangladesh’s food processing market hits $8b

Bangladesh’s food processing sector, which was worth $8 billion last year, is growing at an average rate of 8 percent a year, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

5d ago

Mango prices rebound after Eid slump

Mango prices are rising following a recent slump that had resulted in losses for many traders.

6d ago

Idra opens special audits into 15 life insurers

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra) has appointed audit firms to carry out special audits of 15 life insurance companies for the 2022-2024 period to uncover possible irregularities as claim settlements continued to mount.

1w ago

Govt to nearly double food storage capacity

The interim government has planned to nearly double its public food storage capacity to 37 lakh tonnes in the next fiscal year.

1w ago

Govt to amend insurance law, limiting family ownership

The government has taken the initiative to amend the insurance law, aiming to give the regulator greater authority to dissolve and restructure the boards of insurers, limit family ownership concentration, and impose hefty fines for breaking the rules.

1w ago

Mango Moment: A sweet deal for Bangladesh

Bangladesh's delicious mangoes: untapped economic potential, requiring a national strategy

1w ago
June 22, 2025
June 22, 2025

Workers left out of FY26 budget priorities

The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 has drawn criticism from the government-appointed Labour Reform Commission, which had earlier called for formal recognition of workers and stronger financial and legal safeguards.

June 21, 2025
June 21, 2025

Leather legacy fades

Poor preservation, unfair pricing and failure to meet global standards cripple rawhide trade

June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025

Bangladesh’s food processing market hits $8b

Bangladesh’s food processing sector, which was worth $8 billion last year, is growing at an average rate of 8 percent a year, according to a report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

June 19, 2025
June 19, 2025

Mango prices rebound after Eid slump

Mango prices are rising following a recent slump that had resulted in losses for many traders.

June 18, 2025
June 18, 2025

Idra opens special audits into 15 life insurers

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (Idra) has appointed audit firms to carry out special audits of 15 life insurance companies for the 2022-2024 period to uncover possible irregularities as claim settlements continued to mount.

June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025

Govt to nearly double food storage capacity

The interim government has planned to nearly double its public food storage capacity to 37 lakh tonnes in the next fiscal year.

June 15, 2025
June 15, 2025

Govt to amend insurance law, limiting family ownership

The government has taken the initiative to amend the insurance law, aiming to give the regulator greater authority to dissolve and restructure the boards of insurers, limit family ownership concentration, and impose hefty fines for breaking the rules.

June 14, 2025
June 14, 2025

Mango Moment: A sweet deal for Bangladesh

Bangladesh's delicious mangoes: untapped economic potential, requiring a national strategy

June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025

Cattle sales this Eid lowest in four years

Sales of cattle, as reflected in the number of animals sacrificed during this Eid-ul-Azha, declined this year amid an economic slowdown and political uncertainty in the country, said dairy producers and stakeholders yesterday.

June 11, 2025
June 11, 2025

Low rawhide prices frustrate traders

Rawhide prices during Eid-ul-Azha have once again dropped below government-set rates across the country, frustrating traders and raising concerns about the effectiveness of recent policy steps, including the temporary lifting of the export ban on raw and wet blue leather.