Shahadat Hossain

Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh. File Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

ACC reform drive stalls as key proposals dropped from ordinance

Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Wholesale rice prices ease on record Aman harvest hopes, but retailers still unmoved

An entrepreneur displays a range of agricultural machinery at the National SME Product Fair, running until 14 December at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Exhibition Centre. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Economic headwinds bite SME sector as entrepreneurs report sales slump

TBS Illustration
Agriculture

Multiple agencies on ground, yet none forecasts agricultural demand or supply

A vegetable vendor is seen with attending to his products at a kitchen market in the capital. Photo: Jahir Rayhan
Bazaar

Vegetable prices rise 30-40% as heavy October rain disrupts early crops

Rain water submerges paddy field in Dhunat, Bagura, on 1 November 2025. Photo: Focus Bangla
Agriculture

More November rain forecast worries farmers

Illustration: TBS
Agriculture

Bangladesh's growing dependence on imported seeds raises food security worries

A sack filled with potatoes. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Agriculture

Production glut, price slump leave potato growers in huge losses

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Incessant rain hampers winter veggie planting, but blesses Aman

A flower stall in Shahbagh features the highly invasive and toxic Parthenium plant. This aggressive species has increasingly entered Bangladesh’s flower market, being used in garlands, wreaths, and floral headpieces to enhance the visual appeal of bouquets. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Bangladesh

Poison behind the petals: Parthenium creeps into floral garlands

Fishermen catching hilsa. File Photo: Reuters
Industry

Hilsa prices jump up to 52% as exports plunge to 7-year low

Illustration: Collected
Economy

Construction, wood sectors struggle as sales plunge: Entrepreneurs

Representational Photo: BSS
Agriculture

Over half of country's farmland unsustainable, Sylhet and Barishal lag far behind: BBS survey