The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance is going to form a new government with heavy socioeconomic burdens after its landslide victory in the 13th national election. The $462 billion economy has recently been passing through a sluggish state due to the absence of an elected and democra

Government's inflation-battling vows may prove hollow in the near future as some of its latest decisions have triggered price spikes of some key commodities, officials and economists say. They point out policy-action paradoxes to substantiate their observations. They say the interim govern

Consumers' woes regarding use of edible oil intensified further, as the government made the highest surge in maximum retail price (MRP) of branded soybean oil by Tk 38 a litre on Thursday. With the massive hike, the retail price of per litre bottled soybean oil increased to Tk 198 from Tk 160, whi

Supply shortage of edible oils on the local market turned severe to the frustration of consumers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, market sources say. As virtual anarchy reigned over oil marketing, 5-litre jar almost disappeared from the groceries while the supply of 1-litre and 2-litre bottled s

Businesses are now deeply worried that resurgence of the Covid-19 might unsettle the recovery they have been making in recent months following a notable improvement in both infection and fatality rates. A number of businessmen while talking to the FE have expressed their deep frustration over such

The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the woes of the country's leather industry, insiders say. They said the sector has already been reeling from the falling demand for products in the global market and incomplete relocation of tanneries to the Savar Leather Industrial Park. The industry continued

Snakebite has emerged as a severe threat to thousands of people across the country, especially in the flood-hit areas, due to inadequate supply of the expensive drug, used to counter snake venom, officials and experts said. The situation turned too critical for local administration to tackle,

The country's NID (national identity) server has been down for the last few days, seriously affecting service delivery of the key government agencies, officials and service recipients have said. According to them, most of the important activities related with immigration and passport, birth certif