A 41% hike in service charges at Chattogram Port would make it the most expensive in the region and business leaders warn that this would erode Bangladesh's competitiveness at a time when the nation's vital export sector is already under strain

Commenting Bangladesh Business Awards the editor and publisher of newspaper The Daily Star said the private sector is the backbone of Bangladesh's economic future, and the government must extend every possible support in policy, in finance, in recognition

A new demonstration from garment-sector workers was staged today as protesters blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding wages for August and their night shift allowances to be paid, after factory management repeatedly assured them

Stone looting incidents at the Sada Pathor tourist site, in Bholaganj, Sylhet, have been more frequent and bolder in the past months, occurring in daylight, changing the landscape; reported by media, started investigation into local and national officials

Transport associations have revoked a 72-hour nationwide strike announced for today after government softened its stance on phasing out outdated vehicles; though it didn't meet the eight-points demanded, it will start to ban the older vehicles first