Shawkat Ali

Shawkat Ali is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard. He specialises in the fields of agriculture, commodity markets, livestock and food. He can be reached at polsap20@gmail.com
 

The price of project delay: Import subsidy used to pay off loan  
Economy

The price of project delay: Import subsidy used to pay off loan  

Infographic: TBS
Bazaar

56% fish farms miss out on income for lack of aqua-agri combination: Study

Gas crisis: Jamuna Fertiliser closed to start off newly built Ghorashal
Energy

Gas crisis: Jamuna Fertiliser closed to start off newly built Ghorashal

Representational image. Photo: Pixabay
Bangladesh

10 egg firms, trade bodies set to be sued for profiteering

Bengal Fish follows Bengal Meat's success in ensuring safe protein supply
Industry

Bengal Fish follows Bengal Meat's success in ensuring safe protein supply

File photo of onions. Picture: Mumit M/TBS
Economy

Import duty withdrawal suggested to cool down overheated onion market

File photo of onions. Picture: Mumit M/TBS
Bazaar

Onion market takes heat from India's hefty export duty

A representational image. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

A social behaviour change initiative to bring down child marriage

A farmer plants seasonal paddy while standing in knee deep water at the Jhilwanja area in Cox’s Bazar. This year’s record-low rainfall and extreme hot weather made it challenging for farmers to grow the seasonal paddy, which depends on monsoon rains for a profitable harvest season. According to the meteorological department, the amount of rainfall shrunk by 47% nationwide and by 58% in the Chattogram Division in August. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Mumit M
Economy

Rainfall prompts Aman rice resurgence

Eggonomics 101: How do India, China keep egg prices in check when Bangladesh fails?
Panorama

Eggonomics 101: How do India, China keep egg prices in check when Bangladesh fails?

Agri export recovery must wait as testing lab faces further delay
Bangladesh

Agri export recovery must wait as testing lab faces further delay

Representational image. Photo: Unsplash
Markets

Bad egg conundrum: Empty pantries, hungry stomachs and the blame game 

Shrimp exports sink as western consumers tighten spending
Industry

Shrimp exports sink as western consumers tighten spending