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Sohel Parvez

Sohel Parvez is the Business Editor of The Daily Star.

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App-based banking gains traction as customers go digital

Banking is no longer limited to brick-and-mortar branches. People are banking remotely using the internet more and more. Of late, mobile applications have come up as a new and inviting option, and a growing number of customers are using apps for banking in Bangladesh.
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Wheat output largely steady despite drop in acreage

Production remains over 10 lakh tonnes thanks to improved varieties
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
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Uneasy recovery: strong reserves, weak exports

Record remittances and recovering foreign-exchange reserves offer a rare cushion, but weakening exports expose vulnerabilities
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
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Tent, camping gear exports show signs of recovery

Tents and camping gear exports are showing signs of revival, with global buyers placing fresh orders after selling off pandemic stockpiles.
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sugar, edible oil imports surge as dollar supply improves

Bangladesh remains heavily dependent on imports for sugar, palm oil, soybean oil and wheat
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Jute goods exports show signs of recovery after four-year slump

Recovery began in July, following an overall export decline of 4 percent in FY2024-25
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
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Brazil becomes Bangladesh’s top cotton supplier, surpassing India

India was the second-largest supplier with 1.4 million bales, followed by Benin
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Rice output fell in FY25 despite historic high Boro harvest

The decline is owed to a reduction in Aush rice acreage, which is harvested during the monsoon
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Appetite for rice on wane

Per capita rice consumption in Bangladesh declined fast between 2010 and 2016 thanks to increased income that
22 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Mirsarai economic zone to be ready by 2018

Mirsarai economic zone is set to be the first state-owned industrial enclave to see industries operating, said Paban Chowdhury,
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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66 weavers get nod to use GI tag for Jamdani

The Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has given go-ahead to 66 Jamdani weavers to use geographical indication tags to
19 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Rules relaxed for duty drawback

The revenue authority has eased the provision of physical inspection for export consignments until June 2018 to
16 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Industrial park for pharma ingredients finally taking shape

The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) industrial park is finally taking shape nearly a decade after the scheme was taken up with the view to facilitating a steady supply of raw materials of drugs to reduce import dependency.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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DBL Group goes for $1.2b expansion

Leading apparel exporter DBL Group has taken up a $1.2 billion investment plan to set up 19 factories inside Sreehatta economic zone in Moulvibazar of Sylhet by 2021.
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Battling to bear high living cost

Over the last few months, Rupali Akter, the breadwinner of a five-member family in Savar's industrial belt, had to buy some of the essentials on credit from nearby groceries. With a monthly income of Tk 10,000 including overtime, the sewing operator at a garment factory is unable to pay for all the products she buys, as prices of essentials -- from rice to vegetables -- has been on the rise.
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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City Group, Deshbandhu get nod to export sugar

The government has allowed two private refiners to export a total of 57,273 tonnes of sugar this fiscal year, according to commerce ministry officials.
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Illegal foreign workers to face crackdown: NBR

The National Board of Revenue is set to start inspecting firms that appoint foreigners illegally and, in so doing,
2 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Wheat imports soar as consumers cut costly rice intake

Wheat imports soared as a section of people has switched to flour in the face of high prices of staple rice, said
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Chemical exporters appeal against India's anti-dumping duty

Two local companies have filed petitions with the Indian authority for reviewing the anti-dumping duty imposed on shipment of a textile chemical from Bangladesh, officials said.
28 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cox's Bazar hotels, airlines get a boost

Domestic airlines and hotels in Cox's Bazar are seeing a spike in occupancy as government officials, human rights activists and
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Remove barriers in supply chain to stabilise rice market

Price of staple food rice has been rising since the first week of April this year, triggered by crop damage for flood in haor areas. And
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Shrimp farmers staring at heavy losses

Shrimp farmers are suffering from massive losses in the wake of falling prices of freshwater prawn amid sluggish demand from processors for export.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Big plan for tuna fishing

The government is set to issue more licences to catch tuna and pelagic fishes beyond the 200-metre depth of the Bay of Bengal and in the Indian Ocean, said officials at the fisheries and livestock ministry.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Dhaka-Kolkata freight train from next month

Bangladesh and India are set to launch a container train service to facilitate faster and cheaper transport of goods between the two countries such that bilateral trade goes way beyond the existing $6 billion.
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cattle not subjected to quarantine pose health risks: experts

Cattle are being brought in over the borders without being put in quarantine, posing a health risk to humans and
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM

NBR bins plan to purchase electronic cash registers

The National Board of Revenue has abandoned plans to buy electronic cash registers (ECR) and distribute them
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM

BATB seeks quick end to tax dispute with NBR

British American Tobacco Bangladesh has sought an out-of-court settlement for a VAT dispute amounting to Tk
11 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Luxury buses make much headway in intercity travel

More and more luxury buses can be seen operating on the highways nowadays driven by a growing demand for a comfortable ride among long-haul travellers amid dust and traffic congestion on the road.
10 September 2017, 18:00 PM

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