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Handcrafted sugar palm-leaf fans are left to dry in the sun in Joynagar village of Boalmari upazila in Faridpur on 4 June 2026. Photo: TBS

Caught between heat and debt, Faridpur's hand-fan crafters struggle to survive 

In Joynagar village of Boalmari upazila – known locally as the district’s 'fan village' – families have spent generations crafting hand fans from sugar palm leaves

Signing the maiden Peer Lending Agreement: A handshake for a million handshakes

Signing the maiden Peer Lending Agreement: A handshake for a million handshakes

SME production plunges by 30% as energy crisis, soaring costs hit hard

SME production plunges by 30% as energy crisis, soaring costs hit hard

A seven-day ‘SME Baishakhi Fair 1433’ was inaugurated this afternoon (12 April). Photo: TBS

'SME Baishakhi Fair 1433' begins in Agargaon, scheduled to continue through 18 April

Representational Photo: Collected

Holding tax for Bscic factories may drop to 5% in cities, 2% elsewhere

SME platform posts mixed results, but dividend payouts remain strong

SME platform posts mixed results, but dividend payouts remain strong

Representational image. File Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Bangladesh must explore new markets to boost SME exports: Industries adviser

Illustration: TBS

Transforming SMEs: How govt plans to turn the sector into key economic engine

At a press conference held Monday at the NCP office in Dhaka’s Banglamotor. Photo: Courtesy

SME association, NCP leaders calls for digital task force to tackle extortion

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed. Photo: Collected

Salehuddin for technological integration to develop SME sector

Panellists and attendees at a seminar, titled 'Current Challenges in the Banking Sector: Borrowers’ Prospect', organised by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the capital on 28 June 2025. Photo: TBS

Rising NPLs eroding borrower confidence, tightening credit environment: DCCI

Brac Bank: Empowering the grassroots economy

Brac Bank: Empowering the grassroots economy

How banks can help SMEs flourish in a tight economic environment

How banks can help SMEs flourish in a tight economic environment