Business Plus / Bhasan Char: An economy that floats on boats
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Business Plus / Oil flowers on the coastlines
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Startup slowdown
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Business Plus / The boom is over: How Bangladesh’s startups hit a wall
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Business
Business Plus / Can wind power emerge as a pillar in the energy mix?
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Business Plus / Is WTO losing its way?
11 April 2026, 00:48 AM
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Business Plus / Out of the tea gardens
4 April 2026, 00:55 AM
Business
Business Plus / The renewables gambit: Race against time and tariffs
27 March 2026, 23:48 PM
Business
Business Plus / The rise of a denim empire
14 March 2026, 00:37 AM
Business
Business Plus / Economy of the hills: Where women rule the market
7 March 2026, 00:24 AM
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Bhasan Char: An economy that floats on boats
The island has built a small but functioning economy around cargo transport, informal trade, MFS-based transactions and steady demand
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Oil flowers on the coastlines
Sunflower fields in coastal districts meet farmers’ edible oil needs, with scope to boost national supply beyond tourism appeal
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Startup slowdown
Funding has fallen, deals have slowed, and some of the country’s best-known startups are struggling to survive
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The boom is over: How Bangladesh’s startups hit a wall
After raising over a billion dollars, startups are struggling to make payroll -- and the foreign money is no longer coming
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Can wind power emerge as a pillar in the energy mix?
From early pilot schemes in Feni and Kutubdia to Sirajganj initiatives, Bangladesh’s wind power is maturing
18 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Is WTO losing its way?
As major powers increasingly bypass multilateral rules, the WTO’s future hinges on whether political will can keep pace with geopolitical change
11 April 2026, 00:48 AM
Out of the tea gardens
Bangladesh’s tea estate workers remain among the country’s most deprived, but new generations are breaking those barriers
4 April 2026, 00:55 AM
The renewables gambit: Race against time and tariffs
Bangladesh risks losing 30% of EU garment exports if it fails to reach mandated decarbonisation targets by 2030
27 March 2026, 23:48 PM
The rise of a denim empire
Bangladesh leads global markets with over $5b in exports
14 March 2026, 00:37 AM
Economy of the hills: Where women rule the market
Across the three hill districts of Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari, women are the visible driving force of local commerce
7 March 2026, 00:24 AM
The rice gene bank that feeds Bangladesh
BRRI’s gene bank preserves biodiversity, enabling high-yield varieties, boosting production, and securing the country’s long-term food security
28 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The flower trail behind our celebrations
From Godkhali to Dhaka, flowers journey daily, bringing colour, fragrance, and joy to homes, weddings, and celebrations
21 February 2026, 00:34 AM
Fruits, now always in season
Year-round harvests have made local fruits cheaper and exotic options commonplace
14 February 2026, 00:37 AM
Economics of election
On the morning of January 29th, before the sun had fully risen over Rajshahi, food vendors began arriving at a local Madrasa field.
7 February 2026, 00:06 AM
Farming superfood in the sea
From collecting washed-up seaweed to cultivating it, a small coastal experiment now supports 1,000 households in Cox’s Bazar
31 January 2026, 11:23 AM
API Park: The pharmaceutical lifeline still out of reach
The project, approved in 2008, was meant to anchor the industry’s next phase of growth. Nearly two decades later, the site remains largely idle
24 January 2026, 00:24 AM
The new gold of Sundarbans coast
For generations, coastal families living near the Sundarbans have depended on shrimp farming, fishing, timber cutting, and honey collection to survive.
17 January 2026, 00:00 AM
The Gini is out of the bottle
Economic growth has created a class of wealthy Bangladeshis, but the poor are waiting for the trickle-down
10 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Jaflong Khasia Punji: Touring more like a local, less like a tourist
Stay briefly with the ethnic people, support community-led tourism, livelihoods
12 December 2025, 18:00 PM
EU’s GSP+: The lifeline Bangladesh must win before 2029
In four years, that duty-free facility will cease to exist
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM