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Abbas Uddin Noyon is a Senior Correspondent at The Business Standard. With a 14-year career in the field, his focus has primarily been on government fiscal policy, bilateral trade, private investment, tax, customs, trade, industry, stock market, environment, migration, livestock, energy and agriculture etc. He can be reached at aunoyonju@gmail.com

File photo of Hilsha fish

Bangladesh

18 firms seek to export hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja

Gazipur's industrial sector needs around 550 mmcfd of gas daily but receives only about 300 mmcfd, a shortfall of roughly 250 mmcfd, or 45% of demand. Photo: Noman Mahmud/TBS

Industry

Gas crisis pushes ceramics industry to the brink

As Bangladesh is increasingly relying on solar-based electricity in its industrial sector, solar panels have been installed across the entire rooftop of NZ Apparels Limited – one of the country’s largest spinning mills – located in Narayanganj’s Araihazar. The factory management says the solar system is supplying 6 megawatts of electricity, meeting about 15% of the factory’s total power demand. The photo was taken on 17 December 2025.
Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Energy

From electronics to garments and glass, how industries turning factory roofs into power plants

Industry

Bashundhara Multi Steel in limbo as eligibility dispute stalls Tk1,765cr financing

A farmer shows a photograph of her farm in Springfield, Illinois, during a recent visit organised by the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC). Photo: Abbas Uddin Noyon/TBS

Agriculture

From Tennessee fields to Bangladesh: How US soy builds premium value

Long queues of vehicles form at CNG filling stations across the capital amid low gas pressure, causing severe inconvenience to drivers. The photo was taken at Metro CNG Del Station in South Jatrabari on 24 August 2026. Photo: Focus Bangla

Energy

Gas-power crisis ripples from food to transport, construction

Telecom

Over 66,000 complaints filed against mobile operators since 2021: BTRC

Photo: TBS

Bangladesh

Soy Connext 2026: Bangladesh's rising soy demand draws US exporters

According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), soybeans contain 10 minerals, 14 vitamins, and 3 fatty acids. Photo: TBS

Bangladesh

US soybean looks beyond traditional markets as Bangladesh emerges as key importer

US Soy and US Soybean Export Council officials speak at a press conference ahead of the Soy Connext conference in Chicago. Photo: Courtesy

Agriculture

US Soy diversifies markets as Bangladesh emerges as key buyer

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman holds a meeting with private sector entrepreneurs today (1 August). Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh

PM pledges industry-focused gas supply, faster business approvals

Telecom

BTRC fines four mobile operators over illegal VoIP-linked SIMs

Bangladeshi pharmaceuticals must collaborate with MNCs to improve their capacity in research, development and other critical manufacturing arenas. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Health

Drug pricing deadlock stalls hundreds of new medicines, strands investment