When natural gas runs short, factories need another lifeline
6 September 2026
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Omera LPG
LPG can give industry the energy flexibility it needs
6 September 2026
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Omera LPG
Leather industry targets $1.77bn exports
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
How the shoe factory found its feet
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Bangladesh’s Footwear Market Steps Up
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Six generations of consumer trust meets comfort
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Taking Bangladeshi footwear up the value chain
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
The making of Bangladesh’s leather industry
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Weathering the Seasons
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
Beyond the Basic Pair
2 September 2026
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Footwear Craft
The FoodCloud concept spreads its wings
A college project devised by two students to redistribute food for sale in retail outlets close to its sell-by date has become a
23 June 2017
Driving on a wheelchair
Many men have boyhood dreams of building their own car. The vast majority grow out of the idea. But Ladislav Brázdil and his two
23 June 2017
A nose for trouble
Siem Reap province, Cambodia — Merry doesn't sleep much at night. In spite of this, she's usually up before the sun, and then driven
23 June 2017
Hanging out with the Sheroes
The dimly lit café was stirring to life on a Monday morning as the traffic flow on the sleepy Fatehabad Road outside gradually picked up pace.
23 June 2017
Providing safe drinking water solutions at scale
When non-profit Impact Carbon was first introduced in Uganda, it sought ways of advancing the production and quality of improved,
23 June 2017
Kutumbita: Shahriar's story of implementing an app that can changing the face of the apparels industry in Bangladesh
On April 24, 2013, the eight-storey Rana Plaza building, just outside Dhaka, collapsed – trapping nearly 3,000 people inside. The
23 June 2017
The Nawaya Project
In 2009, young Lebanese-American Zeina Saab met Nadeen Ghosn in the isolated Lebanese village of Chmestar. The unabashed 14-
23 June 2017
Not all waste is wasted
If the banana trees at Zoo Zurich are particularly lush, it's thanks to a fertiliser with an unusual ingredient: human waste. In the spring of
23 June 2017
Connecting farmers and investors in the Philippines
Founded by a group of young Filipinos, social enterprise Cropital has developed a crowdfunding site that aims to provide technical and
23 June 2017
A good job – unfinished?
The Daily Star and WaterAid in association with BRAC University and Lancaster University organised a roundtable titled “A good
21 June 2017
Earthquakes Don't Kill People, Unsafe Constructions Do
Earthquakes Don't Kill People, Unsafe Constructions Do
11 June 2017
Solar smile for farmers
Even two and a half years ago, worry over water for irrigation would cast a shadow on Uday's hope for a good harvest.
4 June 2017
World unites to save oceans
World leaders convene at UN headquarters next week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change.
4 June 2017
Choice organic
The new farm technologies, introduced during the Green Revolution in the 60's, contributed a lot to boost production and feed the rising population in the country.
4 June 2017
It's saving, nearly on all accounts
It was around 10:45 on a sunny Saturday morning. Production was going on in full swing at Plummy Fashions Limited, a Narayanganj-based knitwear garment factory.
4 June 2017
Same old story at Tangail Sal forest
The traditional Sal forest in Tangail is disappearing fast due to non-stop felling of trees and encroachment of forestlands.
4 June 2017
Ruin nature, ruin planet
Prof Dwijen Sharma, an eminent naturalist, said it would not be possible to stop the conflict between nature and development as long as capitalism controls everything.
4 June 2017
Celebrating the unsung women nation-builders
True Heroes who are rarely spotted are the ones who steer the nation without claims to honour. IPDC and The Daily
23 May 2017
"Oscars" for Bangladesh business community
Often touted the Oscars for the business community, the Bangladesh Business Awards'
19 May 2017
A beacon for entrepreneurs
When West Pakistan-based businesses dominated trade and investment in the 1950s and 60s of the country, very few Bangladeshis
19 May 2017