Over the last two decades, Miniket rice has become so popular that even people living in the remotest villages opt for it. The rice market, be it wholesale or retail shops, are flooded with it. But there is no paddy named Miniket in the field
‘We need to overhaul our tax management to raise tax revenue’
In an interview with The Business Standard, Dr Muhammad Abdul Mazid, former chairman of the NBR, discussed the three areas the government can improve to raise revenue and improve taxation management
Inside Mazumder Greenery’s blooming business of orchids
Inside the Mazumdar Greenery nursery, a two-storey thatched house on 10 katha of land on the outskirts of the city, live all the many reasons to invest in the orchid garden business
Bus drivers are not the only ones to blame for accidents
The bodies of Dhaka city’s buses bear testament to an irregular, inadequate transport system that continues to wreak havoc and take lives, and go scot-free
Aminbazar killing: The decade-old trauma of the victims’ families
On 2 December, the verdict for the 2011 Aminbazar case was pronounced in the lower court. A look at how the victim families carried the trauma and what allows mob mentality to rear its deadly head
Why fire safety remains a step behind devastating fires
From RMG factories, chemical or food factories to launches, fire accidents continue to take lives
“The government will have to apply carrot and stick policy to bring the companies to the capital market”
Currently, Bangladesh has approximately 30,000 companies and although many of them have been doing good business, they never show any interest to get listed in the capital market
Mirpur: The tale of the last battle
Major General (retd) Helal Morshed Khan, Bir Bikrom, recounts his harrowing tale of surviving an all-out ambush during an arms-recovery mission gone wrong at a Bihari stronghold in Mirpur in January 1972
Privet from Russia: How its language, people changed Ishwardi
On a late evening in the last week of November, 32-year-old Liton Hossain was waiting for customers at his makeshift roadside vegetable shop in Natun Haat area of Ishwardi.
The tale of the Baha’i faith in Bangladesh
Suffering persecutions in Iran, many believers of Baha’i faith came to Bangladesh. It is estimated that around 3 lakh Baha’is now live in the country, and this is their story