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Jagaran Chakma

Jagaran Chakma is a Staff Reporter of The Daily Star

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Business Plus / Their factories are still there. Their jobs are not

12 September 2026
When protests, political programmes or sudden changes shut down a factory, workers are usually among the first to feel the shock
12 September 2026
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Energy crisis forces businesses to cut output, seek alternatives

6 September 2026
Food production lines slow, ceramic kilns go cold, steel mills cut output as drugmakers juggle energy sources to keep plants running
6 September 2026
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Investment confidence still missing

30 August 2026
Bangladesh is yet to see recovery in investor confidence even though the current government has taken some good initiatives to improve the business environment and encourage investment.
30 August 2026
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Business Plus / The jute is gone, but Adamjee is busier than ever

22 August 2026
The jute mill was closed after years of losses; the EPZ is now exporting over a billion dollars every year
22 August 2026
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Local prefabricated steel industry hits demand slump

9 August 2026
Public sector demand for locally manufactured prefabricated steel has dropped by nearly 90 percent
9 August 2026
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Predictable policies key to attracting FDI

2 August 2026
Despite its large market and young workforce, Bangladesh trails regional peers in attracting foreign direct investment due to policy uncertainty, weak logistics and unreliable energy, according to Rupali Chowdhury, president of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
2 August 2026
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Chinese footprint widens in Bangladesh’s economic landscape

2 August 2026
China became Bangladesh’s second-largest source of net FDI in 2025, accounting for more than 18 percent of total inflows
2 August 2026
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Industries reel under gas crisis

26 July 2026
Bangladesh’s industrial sector is taking a heavy hit from the worsening gas crisis, which is raising operating costs and threatening the country’s export competitiveness.
26 July 2026

PHP plans to invest Tk 31,600cr in steel plant

PHP Family, a Chittagong-based business group, plans to invest about Tk 31,600 crore to set up an integrated steel plant on 500 acres
4 August 2018
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Footwear piques Chinese firms

Chinese companies are keen on exploring Bangladesh's leather and footwear market, seeking to draw investors and have a share of the flourishing sector.
26 July 2018
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Cable industry flourishes

Bangladesh's cable market is growing at 15-20 percent a year thanks to the expansion of power gridlines as the government looks to provide electricity for all by 2021.
25 July 2018
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Tk 1 lakh for each project

Some 64 projects, many of which are important infrastructure ones, got just Tk 1 lakh each this fiscal year in a bizarre move by the government that has presented its most expansive development budget yet of Tk 1.80 lakh crore.
23 July 2018
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China Harbour may lose another contract

The government is sticking to its word and ousting China Harbour Engineering from another infrastructure project -- the Marine Drive
17 July 2018
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Light engineering shows signs of strength

The country's light engineering sector is gradually emerging as an important source of machinery for many of the $30 billion export earning apparel-markers on the back of better quality and lower price.
14 July 2018
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AC sales up amid rising mercury

Sales of air-conditioners are growing steadily in Bangladesh riding on the demand from the expanding middle class and modern offices and factories as consumers are seeking to escape hotter summers, market players said.
8 July 2018
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Bright future awaits paint producers

Paint manufacturers have gained sound growth over the last couple of years with consumption in both urban and rural areas increasing for a boost in consumers' purchasing power and move towards diverse and premium products.
5 July 2018

Bay's leather park eyes $25m Chinese fund

Chinese companies are likely to invest Tk 200 crore ($25 million) at the Bay's planned leather and footwear industrial park in the
3 July 2018

Berger Paints to produce construction chemicals

Berger Paints Bangladesh is on way to manufacture construction chemicals and provide associated solutions from next year.
30 June 2018
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Businesses ride out downturn

Just as Bangladesh's main export earner, the apparel sector, was slowly recovering from the twin industrial disasters of Rana Plaza
30 June 2018

Indian pharma seeks land to invest $30m

Rahul Pharma, an Indian medicine maker, is keen on investing in Bangladesh to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).
27 June 2018

Govt initiatives hardly pay off

The government's initiatives to expedite the implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) have failed to pay off as the execution rate remains unchanged and gets a boost at the last moment, thus paving the way for pilferage of taxpayers' money.
24 June 2018
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Solar power capacity reaches 218MW

Bangladesh witnessed a 27 percent year-on-year jump in the number of solar home systems installed last year, thanks to a drop in
23 June 2018
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TV sales heat up amid World Cup fever

Sales of television have more than doubled in the last couple of weeks thanks to the FIFA World Cup in Russia as millions of Bangladesh's sports enthusiasts glue to screens to watch the Greatest Show on Earth.
21 June 2018

Pran gets $50m from IFC for expansion

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, is set to provide $50 million (about
12 June 2018
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No prescription for 'slow' virus

Fast-track projects, as the title suggests, are supposed to be implemented at breakneck speed because they boost economic activities once they are complete.
7 June 2018

India gives nod to 14 projects

India has approved 14 of the 16 projects forwarded by Bangladesh for implementation under the second line of credit worth $2 billion,
31 May 2018

TV sales to jump amid World Cup fever

Led television makers and sellers are expecting a good month of sales ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, which is scheduled
19 May 2018

ADB to provide 'exceptional' grant to Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has decided to provide Bangladesh with a grant worth around $200 million, to help tackle the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
15 May 2018

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