The maternal and child nutrition efforts in the country, especially in the coastal belt, have become challenging amid increased child marriage, adolescent pregnancy, climate change, unawareness, and above all poverty. Extended closure of educational institutions due to recurring lockdowns during t

Due to frequent load-shedding in the country in recent months, sales of generators and IPSs have increased substantially amid higher demand from industrial units and households. Apart from industries, generators have been installed in many apartment complexes, while individual households, not havi

Locally produced fruits become dearer for commoners after price hike of imported fruits amid imposition of regulatory duty and 100 per cent cash margin on letter of credit (LC) opening. Such contractionary measures by the government to save foreign currency led to lower import of fruits like apple

Reconditioned car imports may see a downturn following the opening of LCs (letters of credit) has been in decline, thanks to the government's contractionary measures to save foreign-currency reserves. The opening of LCs to import used cars has dropped by one-third in the last two months after a ce

The secondary market for flats and commercial spaces has been gaining prominence in the country nowadays due to affordability, mortgage facility and swift transfer of ownership. The demand is mostly driven by the burgeoning middle-class population in the big cities like Dhaka and Chattogram who

Mosquito control efforts in the capital ahead of the dengue season have been marred by rundown insecticide sprays and a shortage of skilled workforce. As the monsoon approaches, the cases of dengue are gradually increasing in different parts of the city despite programmes of the authorities of the

Amid lax monitoring, the illegal battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes are plying unabated in different roads across the country despite a high court's directive to remove those vehicles from the roads. These motorised vehicles have become one of the major reasons for accidents in regional roads th

Local television manufacturers and assemblers, now focusing on research and development, have made inroads into the burgeoning domestic market. They expected Bangladesh to grow to a billion-dollar market by 2025, and prepare their business plans accordingly for both home and overseas markets. The