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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 are profits of every 7 out of 10 companies dropping?

In today's Straight from Star Newsroom, Khondoker Md Shoyeb along with The Daily Star Reporter Ahsan Habib tries to shed light on the reasons responsible for a fall in profits of Bangladeshi companies

1y ago

Why is per capita debt rising?

The per capita foreign debt has increased from $257 to $558 within seven years

1y ago

Why are garment orders getting cancelled?

Are RMG orders going to fall drastically?

1y ago

What are the conditions attached to IMF's $4.7b loan?

What prompted the Bangladesh government to seek a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and what conditions come with it?

1y ago

Coffee cultivation shows promise in Ctg Hill Tracts

Coffee fruits or coffee beans are cultivated in the Khagrachari hills. Through a unique procedure, this fruit will be produced into drinkable coffee.

1y ago

What are the new conditions for purchase of savings certificates?

What are the new conditions for purchase of savings certificates? How will the new rules affect the lives of the general mass? In today’s Straight from Star Newsroom, Ahsan Habib discusses the issue with The Daily Star Reporter Rejaul Karim Byron.

2y ago

IT sector's struggle with unskilled workforce

The local IT firms have discussed their problems with The Daily Star in today's Star News+.

2y ago

Locally grown foreign fruits bringing success to Ekramul

Ekramul Haque, a nursery businessman of Lalmonirhat, planted orange and malta trees back in 2018.

2y ago

Why is Ishwardi Banarasi Palli not fully functional yet?

The second-largest Banarasi Palli in the country was built in 2004 at Ishwardi's Fateh Mohammadpur by Bangladesh Handloom Board to expand the manufacturing and marketing of Banarasi products.

2y ago

How to regain confidence in sharemarket?

Why did Bangladesh go for introducing floor price in stockmarket?

2y ago