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

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Stocks

Country’s first private equity fund winding up amid poor investor response

Photo shows the broken wall of Peal Industries in Manikganj. A mob vandalised the wall and looted the factory in January demanding a road through the factory complex. Photo: Collected
Crime

How mob pressure, local power play put an NRB entrepreneur's dream venture at risk

Mahfuz Ullah Babu. Sketch: TBS
Supplement

Air conditioner market triples in five years

Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Rancon gears up to paint and assemble Mitsubishi, Proton cars

Automakers call for EV incentives to drive green mobility
Bangladesh

Automakers call for EV incentives to drive green mobility

NRB Bank Founder Iqbal Ahmed. Sketch: TBS
Interviews

NRB Bank Founder Iqbal Ahmed returns to steer revival, vows to reclaim legacy

What’s drawing investors to Bangladesh?
Economy

What’s drawing investors to Bangladesh?

Bida gears up to woo foreign investors in upcoming summit amid Trump tariffs
Economy

Bida gears up to woo foreign investors in upcoming summit amid Trump tariffs

Govt to boost ICT exports to offset US tariff impacts: CA's Special Assistant Taiyeb
Economy

Govt to boost ICT exports to offset US tariff impacts: CA's Special Assistant Taiyeb

Trump tariffs deepen ceramic tableware exporters’ worries
Industry

Trump tariffs deepen ceramic tableware exporters’ worries

Infographic: TBS
Telecom

BTRC approves mobile operators to install device to transmit more data at lower cost

As Eid shopping reaches its peak, a woman meticulously examines jewelry at a store in New Market. With just three days remaining until the end of Ramadan, bustling crowds flood the streets, markets, and shopping malls across the capital. This moment was captured on Thursday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Brands see growth as traditional retailers struggle with Eid sales

Representational image: Banglalink
Telecom

Govt hints at 5%-10% cut in 700MHz spectrum price