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]

Traders wait for customers at the Gabtoli cattle market in Dhaka North. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

Bangladesh

Demand for small, medium cattle higher in Dhaka markets

Bangladesh

Dhaka cattle markets start ahead of schedule, anarchy prevails

Bangladesh

Both traditional and online cattle markets become busy

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Lockdown eats up income of day labourers

Even newspapers of international repute like the New York Times linked the recent fire incident of Shajeeb Group (a beverage company serving the local market) with the readymade garment industry. Photo: Reuters

Crime

Child labour was commonplace at Shezan Juice factory

Bangladesh

‘I just want to see her one last time’

Transport

For transport workers, lockdown is a starve-to-death order

Panorama

The school of hope in Gabtoli bus terminal

Bangladesh

Dhaka kitchen markets heat up amid tough lockdown

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Low-income people on the edge

Markets

Shortage of sacrificial animals feared this Eid-ul-Azha

RMG

RMG accessory makers take a hit as raw material prices skyrocket

Bangladesh