Between dreams and debt

Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM

73 years on, New Market still a shoppers’ haven. Here’s why

Affordability, trust, and tradition bind generations of customers to New Market
3 October 2025, 18:00 PM

South Asia’s unfulfilled trade promise

South Asia trades more with Europe, the US and China than with itself
26 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Factories slash carbon in rooftop solar push

Industries embrace rooftop solar as Bangladesh balances climate risks, export competitiveness
19 September 2025, 18:00 PM

The peanut power

Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many
12 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Quiet revolution in fish farming

Over the decades, Bangladesh has lost vast swathes of its waterbodies as its population has kept growing.
5 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Matarbari: The island where Bangladesh is building its economic future

The deep-sea port project in Matarbari promises to transform regional trade
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM

The life cycles of household brands

For many, these products are inseparable from personal memory
22 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Inside the food baskets of Bangladesh

Modern farming practices reshape Bangladesh's traditional farmlands
15 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Tariff math favours Bangladesh in shifting US trade landscape

The shift of the USA to reciprocal tariffs has shaken global trade. But for Bangladesh, it’s opened a rare window of opportunity
8 August 2025, 18:00 PM

The end of exemption?

TRIPS waiver end poses dual challenge: legal and technological
1 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Cashless society still a distant dream

Bangladesh’s goal of a cashless future is colliding with failed projects, user mistrust, and an economy that thrives on cash
25 July 2025, 18:00 PM

The new rules for resilience

In 2007, Bangladesh’s nascent business process outsourcing (BPO) sector came into the spotlight when the telecom regulator introduced call centre licensing.
18 July 2025, 18:00 PM

BPO’s next chapter: Survive the AI wave or sink

Bangladesh's BPO sector transforms as AI automates routine tasks, cuts workforce
18 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Lives on hold: Workers await reopening of closed jute mills

Five years on: Jute mill revival uneven, workers face deepening poverty
11 July 2025, 18:00 PM

How couriers are powering e-commerce, everyday life

Around 700 private couriers form the country’s logistics backbone from cities to villages
4 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Muslin’s revival weaves past into present

Dhakai Muslin: ancient craft weaves new life, livelihoods in rural Bangladesh
27 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Leather legacy fades

Poor preservation, unfair pricing and failure to meet global standards cripple rawhide trade
20 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Mango Moment: A sweet deal for Bangladesh

Bangladesh's delicious mangoes: untapped economic potential, requiring a national strategy
13 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Digital dreams, disconnected realities

A deep-rooted divide in access to devices, internet connectivity, and digital literacy separates rural communities from urban counterparts
30 May 2025, 18:00 PM