Business-Economy

Railway parts industry fuels light engineering boom in Saidpur

Nilphamari Correspondent: Saidpur in Nilphamari has grown into a key centre for light engineering in northern Bangladesh, with over 500 factories producing goods worth around Tk300 crore annually. More than

High price, low catch: Hilsa scarcity hurts fishermen, consumers

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s prized hilsa, once plentiful in rivers, is fast dwindling — a shock to fishermen and a burden on consumers facing soaring prices. Take Motirhat in Lakshmipur, for

Rising tea prices bring new life to northern growers

Staff Correspondent: After years of low prices that forced many farmers to abandon their plantations, tea cultivation in five northern districts is showing fresh promise this season thanks to better

BB hikes digital bank capital requirement to Tk300cr

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Bank has increased the minimum capital requirement to Tk300 crore for a digital bank, a new banking concept in the country, according to a circular published

Postpone Bangladesh’s LDC graduation by 5-6 years: Business leaders

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s leading entrepreneurs and trade bodies on Sunday called on the government to seek five to six years more before officially being graduated from the Least Developed Country

Duty, middlemen push Tk 80 chilies to Tk 300

TDS Desk: Due to excessive rainfall, green chili production across the country has dropped, increasing the need for imports from India. In the past month alone, 1,521 metric tons of