Jahir Rayhan

Jahir Rayhan is a Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard. He specializes in the private sector, investment, economic zones and commodity markets. He has been working in these fields for nine years. He can be reached at [email protected]

Budget

Tk7,000cr SME fund to boost small business financing, but entrepreneurs demand proper monitoring

Representational image. Photo: collected

Economy

Major tariff changes likely to protect local industries, boost domestic production

Bangladesh

China Exim Bank plans 'Bangladesh Day' as Bida pushes to boost Chinese investment ahead of PM's visit

Banking

Cenbank positive on China’s cross-border payment system proposal, Panda bond

A man walks past the lobby of the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) headquarters in Beijing, China, 13 June 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Banking

China Exim Bank delegation to discuss CIPS, Panda Bonds with BB

A general view of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (Bepza) Economic Zone in Mirsarai of Chattogram. File Photo: TBS

Industry

Tk4,189cr infrastructure plan advances Chinese economic zone in Anwara

Bangladesh

Shrimp export target set at $3b by 2030 – can Bangladesh revive its 'White Gold'?

Representational Image. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Bangladesh

Over 22 lakh animals remain unsold nationwide

Traders collect raw hide in the capital’s Dhanmondi, 28 May 2026. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Bangladesh

How Bangladesh squanders its leather potential – hide by hide, Eid by Eid

Around 20 trading points were operating in the capital's Science Lab area, where hides were being transported by pickup vans, autorickshaws, rickshaws and cargo vans before being piled up at temporary warehouses. Photo: Jahir Rayhan

Bangladesh

Rawhide traders count losses as prices remain unstable

A continuous stream of dejected traders loading unsold cattle onto transport vehicles, while others scrambled across the venue in search of available transport at the Gabtoli Cattle Market on the day of Eid-ul-Adha (28 May 2026). Photo: Jahir Rayhan/TBS

Bangladesh

Cattle prices collapse at Gabtoli as glut of supply and drop in buyers leave traders devastated

Homebound passengers crowd Kamalapur Railway Station as Eid-ul-Adha holiday travel gains momentum across the country on Monday, 25 May 2026. Photo: BSS

Transport

Millions head home for Eid as holiday rush overwhelms transport network

Education