Mahfuz Ullah Babu

Mahfuz Ullah Babu is a Special Correspondent at The Business Standard, covering financial markets, business, private sector development, IT, telecom, automobile and the tech industry for the past decade. He can be reached at mahfuzullahbabu@gmail.com

Mahafuz Ullaha babu. Sketch: TBS
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Beyond colour: How Bangladesh’s paint industry is reinventing surfaces and shaping the future

High dividend tax frustrates stock market investors
Stocks

High dividend tax frustrates stock market investors

Rawhide salting at Posta in Old Dhaka on Eid-ul-Adha 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

No fair price for hides this year too despite govt rate hike, export permission

Refrigerator sales dip ahead of Eid amid inflation, rain
Bangladesh

Refrigerator sales dip ahead of Eid amid inflation, rain

File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Bangladesh

High demand for small, mid-sized cows drives prices up, leaves large bulls unsold

A charging port is seen on a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 4Matic electric vehicle at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 13 February 2019. REUTERS/Mark Blinch
Bangladesh

Electric vehicle gets incentive package for local manufacturing

Can the budget spur investment, jobs?
Budget

Can the budget spur investment, jobs?

Illlustration: TBS
Supplement

Beyond basics: The rise of quality-first brands

Infographic: TBS
Economy

Jobs drying up as private sector struggles to survive

Walton accelerates regional growth plan
Economy

Walton accelerates regional growth plan

Illustration: TBS
Supplement

Where lies the growth for refrigerator makers?

Lotto inaugurates new factory to nearly triple production capacity
Industry

Lotto inaugurates new factory to nearly triple production capacity

Infographic: TBS
Economy

Semiconductor industry eyes $1b export by 2030, seeks govt backing, policy changes