Sohel Parvez

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.

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.

The National Board of Revenue is set to start inspecting firms that appoint foreigners illegally and, in so doing,

Wheat imports soared as a section of people has switched to flour in the face of high prices of staple rice, said

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.

Domestic airlines and hotels in Cox's Bazar are seeing a spike in occupancy as government officials, human rights activists and

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

Shrimp farmers are suffering from massive losses in the wake of falling prices of freshwater prawn amid sluggish demand from processors for export.

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.

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.

The National Board of Revenue has abandoned plans to buy electronic cash registers (ECR) and distribute them

Cattle are being brought in over the borders without being put in quarantine, posing a health risk to humans and

British American Tobacco Bangladesh has sought an out-of-court settlement for a VAT dispute amounting to Tk

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.

The domestic demand for freshwater prawns, grown mainly to cater to the export market, is rising on the back of

Many new and small entrepreneurs are now opting for residential buildings to set up shop after being daunted by the high rents of commercial spaces in the city, said some realtors and small business operators.

Four luxury hotels in Dhaka which lost a legal battle against a supplementary duty and corresponding value added

The movement of millions of city dwellers back to their homes for the Eid-ul-Azha festival is apparently not a boon for transport companies, as per the top three inter-district bus operators.

Floods and rundown roads have become a major concern for businesses, as these are affecting supply chains and increasing both transportation costs and time, say industry players.

From Friday, Md Yusuf has put up machetes and various knives on display in front of his tiny blacksmith store at Karwan Bazar.