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Palm oil imports far outpace soybean oil

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Bangladesh's imports of palm oil far exceeded those of soybean oil in monetary terms in the last fiscal year, despite soybean oil being the preferred cooking oil among househol... Read More


Bangladesh Innovation Fair begins Sept 12

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The Ministry of Science and Technology will host the Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 from September 12 to 14 at Dhaka's Novo Theatre, bringing together innovators, industry, an... Read More


Post-clearance audit detects huge sums in lost revenue from green-channel cargo deliveries

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Customs detected Tk 6.18 billion in lost revenue through post-clearance audit (PCA) in the last financial year amid growing use of green channel and misdeclaration of trade val... Read More


US overtakes India in Bangladesh trade

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- The United States retained its position as Bangladesh's second-largest trading partner in June, moving ahead of neighbouring India in four of the first six months of 2026 as th... Read More


Building sufficient LNG storage facility

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Absence of adequate facilities to store liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an unresolved issue for which Bangladesh is paying a heavy price. The country has increasingly become dep... Read More


Tiding over fuel and power crises

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- In response to the opposition's query about fuel and power crises and offer of help with a team of technical experts to address those, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed unveiled a... Read More


Microplastics, heavy metals pose severe health risks

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Three successive studies, conducted one by the Environment and Social Development Organisation (ESDO) and the other two by researchers of a few universities, find microplastics... Read More


Women's rights are inviolable

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- The recent incident in Rajbari involving a woman entrepreneur is most deplorable. The woman was publicly humiliated and beaten in presence of law enforcement personnel followin... Read More


Plunder or extortion economy

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- National Professor Mahbub Ullah recently described Bangladesh as a "plunder economy," arguing that extortion operates as a form of informal taxation that distorts investment an... Read More


Is Bangladesh in a debt trap?

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Of late, some of the print media in Bangladesh are doom scrolling about public debt and giving Cassandra-like signals with dark portents. There is no doubt that they are well-i... Read More