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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.

2m ago

Remittance rises 21% in October

Migrant Bangladeshis sent home $2.39 billion in October

2m ago

Potato price shoots up

The price of potatoes has begun an upward climb in the market

1y ago

92 thousand crores or more siphoned out in 15 years?

Based on the compilation of media reports on bank scams between 2008 and 2023, CPD said as much as 92 thousand crores of taka have been siphoned out of the banking sector in the last fifteen years

1y ago

Is Bangladesh going towards a deep economic crisis?

How can Bangladesh avoid the economic crisis to deepen further?

1y ago

Who will benefit from WTO's duty benefit extension?

What are WTO’s duty-free benefits?

1y ago

How can Bangladesh resolve economic, political problems?

Why is Bangladesh facing economic problems? Why did the country fail to follow the IMF's loan conditions? What are the remedies?

1y ago

Where can the national debit card 'Taka Pay’ be found?

What can be done with the national debit card? Where can the ‘Taka Pay’ card be found? Will the card end the business of Mastercard and Visa in Bangladesh?

1y ago

Why is the stock market index skyrocketing now?

The stock market index in the country is stepping up to another new record high as time passes and experts are pointing towards a number of recent incidents and stock market authorities for this upwards trend.

3y ago

Tough times for shrimp processing industry

Bangladesh's frozen shrimp processing industry is in a dismal state.

3y ago

Bank interest rates: Who wins in the end?

Ten of the top-ranking private banks of the country have breached central bank regulations by setting the interest rate on deposits far lower than the interest rate charged on loans to account holders. In some cases the clients stand to face losses if they make fixed deposits.

3y ago

Why Jamdani industrial city never took off

Jamdani industrial city has failed miserably in the last two decades. Despite the fact that Jamdani is recognized as the country's first traditional product, BSCIC has failed to generate any economic opportunities.

3y ago

How complicated is it to get a loan from the stimulus package?

The government has so far adopted stimulus packages worth Tk 135,000 crore to revive the economy hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

3y ago

Mayuri’s journey to success as a trans woman in Bangladesh

When Arifa Yasmin Mayuri tried to live her life as a trans woman in this society, she faced abuse and prejudice from both her family and the society at large.

3y ago

Edible oil prices spiralling out of control

The price of edible oil does not seem to be coming under control, try as one may. Importers attribute the increase in the price of edible oil on the global market to a number of factors.

3y ago

Khulna farmer invents 6 new varieties of Aman

Aruni Sarkar has invented 6 new climate resistant varieties of Aman rice. This farmer from Gangarampur village of Batiaghata upazila of Khulna had the dream of inventing new varieties of Aman to bring high rice yield in the southwestern region of the country.

3y ago

What is the impact of increasing yarn prices on the apparel industry?

The apparel industry of Bangladesh is struggling to recover from the ongoing global economic crisis and the price hike of yarn has become an unavoidable extra burden.

3y ago

Ctg port down nine notches in Lloyd’s List ranking

Chattogram port, the main port of the country has slipped nine notches down in the latest Lloyd's List ranking of the top 100 busiest seaports. After showing continuous advancement since 2014, the progress earned by this port has been set back by the recent pandemic.

3y ago