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Business Plus / The economic rise of river islands

Northern chars evolved from temporary settlements into thriving agricultural hubs

3d ago

Dholaikhal: The scrapyard that keeps Bangladesh moving

Go to Dholaikhal and see if you can find it there: this is the cruel joke your friends might have hurled at you once you lost your car

1w ago

Khatunganj: The fading glory of a trading hub

Once the country’s largest trading hotspot, the wholesale market is now losing its old rhythm amid cash crises, loan scams, crumbling infrastructure

2w ago

Business Plus / Home sweet home

Carpenters at Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj build full wooden homes ready to travel

3w ago

Business Plus / Sundarbans faces a new test as eco-tourism surges

More Bangladeshis, foreign visitors are heading into the world's largest mangrove forest

1m ago

Business Plus / Mimi, nostalgia and new bites

Local, global brands offer treats for all budgets, with young people driving the demand

1m ago

Gold fever

The relentless surge in gold prices is putting people in a tight corner, yet some are still buying the precious metal for potential gain

1m ago

Business Plus / Between dreams and debt

Excessive recruitment fees, low salaries, and permit costs trap Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia

1m ago

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

Affordability, trust, and tradition bind generations of customers to New Market

1m ago

South Asia’s unfulfilled trade promise

South Asia trades more with Europe, the US and China than with itself

2m ago

Factories slash carbon in rooftop solar push

Industries embrace rooftop solar as Bangladesh balances climate risks, export competitiveness

2m ago

The peanut power

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

2m ago

Quiet revolution in fish farming

Over the decades, Bangladesh has lost vast swathes of its waterbodies as its population has kept growing.

2m ago

Matarbari: The island where Bangladesh is building its economic future

The deep-sea port project in Matarbari promises to transform regional trade

3m ago

The life cycles of household brands

For many, these products are inseparable from personal memory

3m ago

Inside the food baskets of Bangladesh

Modern farming practices reshape Bangladesh's traditional farmlands

3m ago

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

3m ago

The end of exemption?

TRIPS waiver end poses dual challenge: legal and technological

4m ago