Abul Kashem

Abul Kashem is a Special Correspondent at The Business Standard. He has expertise in the fields of macroeconomy, development economics, government policies, trade and commerce. He can be reached at [email protected]

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Bangladesh

No more public funds, govt plans private revival of shuttered, unprofitable factories

Economy

Govt drafts reform roadmap to seek delay in LDC graduation until 2029

Representational image of a textile mill. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Economy

Textile millers propose reducing income tax from 27.5% to 10%

A surge of measles cases has led to a growing influx of infected children at the DNCC Covid-19 Dedicated Hospital in Mohakhali, with new patients arriving daily, many of them referred from other hospitals and mostly children. Photo taken on 8 April 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Health

Measles death toll surpasses 500; govt to procure vitamin A capsules to help curb outbreak

Free Trade Agreements are no longer a policy option; they are fast becoming an economic necessity. Photo: TBS

Economy

Govt plans higher value-addition rules for exports

Bangladesh

Syndicate still bends new tender rules

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka. File Photo

Aviation

Cargo backlogs feared as 3 out of 4 explosive detection scanners down at Dhaka airport

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Economy

Govt to roll out new pay scale for public servants in phases from July

Bangladesh

New budget to lay foundation for womb-to-old age support

Energy

Govt under heavy pressure from LNG subsidies

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman meets leaders of BGMEA and BKMEA at the prime minister’s office in the Secretariat today (11 May). Photo: Facebook/PMO Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Govt to support not only closed mills but also ailing ones

Bangladesh

Tk35,708cr set for expanded safety net for FY27

A grab from videos circulated on social media recently shows cargo piled up at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Import and export goods worth crores are lying under the open sky for days exposed to rain and heat.

Aviation