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Indian bag and shoe shops at the fair were well-stocked, offering nagra, jutti, chappals, sandals, Banjara bags, and metal bags, while Bahari shoes were available at the Bomba Footwear stall. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Events

Indian stalls dominate foreign brands at Dhaka Trade Fair

This year, 11 companies from seven countries are participating, marking a decline in foreign participation compared to the last two years

BPA places proposals to protect country's poultry sector
Economy

BPA places proposals to protect country's poultry sector

Rehman Sobhan. Sketch: TBS
Economy

Bringing more macroeconomic discipline to Bangladesh should be govt's top priority: Rehman Sobhan

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB
Economy

Debapriya wants interim govt to leave behind 3 key legacies to steer nation back on track

The proposal was presented at a seminar titled “Measures to Increase Remittance Income,” held in the capital on 18 January 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Economy

Raise remittance incentive from 2.5% to 4%, experts urge govt

File photo of Mongla port/TBS
Economy

Arrival of foreign commercial ships increases at Mongla Port

The concerns were voiced at a symposium titled "White Paper and Thereafter: Economic Management, Reforms, and National Budget," organised today by the White Paper Committee 2024 in collaboration with the Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh. Photo: Focus Bangla
Economy

Business confidence low as govt 'lacks vision for economic reforms'

Are we looking at a scorching summer of inflation, power woes this Ramadan?
Analysis

Are we looking at a scorching summer of inflation, power woes this Ramadan?

Inforgraph: TBS
RMG

1,150 non-bonded RMGs fear closure as LC, raw material access shrinks

A retail store in the capital. File photo: TBS
Bazaar

Onion, oil get costlier as potato prices fall in a week

Infographic: TBS
Economy

Bangladesh economy to see weakest growth since pandemic: World Bank

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed. Photo: BSS
Economy

Price hikes primarily due to market manipulation, not VAT: Finance adviser

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Photo: Collected
Economy

Interim govt’s transparency in economy will be lesson for upcoming regimes: Debapriya