Business-Economy

Ship exports to resume next week ending five-year break

TDS Desk Bangladesh is all set to deliver a 69-metre landing vessel to the UAE next week, resuming ship exports after more than five years. Chattogram-based Western Marine Shipyard will

Lalmonirhat workers left in limbo as job scheme funding delayed

TDS Desk Over 8,368 workers in Lalmonirhat remain unemployed as the government’s 40-day job scheme has yet to receive its usual annual allocation of funds. Typically implemented during the job

Horse-drawn carts, the lifeline of char economy

Lalmonirhat Correspondent Horse-drawn carts remain the primary mode of transportation for goods in the char areas of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat, where the sandy riverbeds of the Brahmaputra, Teesta, Dharla, Dudhkumar,

Dhope method transforming betel nut storage in Pirojpur

Pirojpur Correspondent In Pirojpur, betel nut preservation has long been dominated by the traditional sun-drying method. However, over the last decade, a new technique known locally as the “dhope” method

Inward remittance thru’ MFS surges 95pc in Oct

BSS Bangladesh’s migrant workers sent home Tk1,102.22 crore in remittances through mobile financial service (MFS) providers in October 2024, according to Bangladesh Bank data. This figure represents a remarkable 95.22%

Initial report on secretariat fire by 3 days: Rizwana

UNB Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said the high-profile probe committee formed by the government to investigate the Secretariat fire incident would submit its primary report within the