Bangladesh’s net cropped area, the total land sown with crops during a particular agricultural year, has been declining over the past few years, raising concerns among agricultural officials and experts about food security for the growing population.

Meghna Innova expands production of truck and bus tyres to curb imports

The amount is more than twice the Tk 2,500 crore saved a year earlier.

Garment leaders seek three-year LDC graduation extension to prepare for new rules

Indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock is fuelling antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, an emerging threat that could have serious implications for public health and human resources in the future, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has warned.

The DSEX lost 90.5 points to close at 5,523.78

Private sector urged to take lead in commercialising GI products

Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many

A United States trade delegation will arrive in Bangladesh on Sunday for meetings with commerce ministry officials on bilateral trade, progress on trade agreements and the reciprocal tariff imposed by the White House.

Bangladesh and Japan may sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) within the next one to two months as the final negotiation is scheduled to end in Tokyo tomorrow.

Among unemployed graduates, over 20 percent were women

Monthly apartment sales drop to 400 from nearly 1,000 three years ago

The ongoing economic and political uncertainty, spiralling bad loans, and eroding trust are depriving many cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) of necessary loans, as they face weaker sales amid high inflation.

The wealthiest man in the city once promised to donate gold equal to the weight of a cow at a charity event. The organisers, being business-minded, asked for some time, not to think but to fatten the cow, and immediately started feeding it biryani to make it heavier.

Mexico, under pressure not to serve as a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States, has proposed a 50-percent duty on car imports from the Asian giant -- up from 15-20 percent.

India’s massive IT sector faces a lengthy period of uncertainty with customers delaying or re-negotiating contracts while the US debates a proposed 25 percent tax on American firms using foreign outsourcing services, analysts and lawyers said.

It will produce bluetooth headset, wired headphone and data cable

The DSEX increased 50.63 points to finish at 5,523.78

The DSEX increased 14.75 points to 5,487.90 by 11:24 am

The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday took control of a locker belonging to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.