Budget pushes reforms in ports, logistics to attract investment
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The proposals, outlined in the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27), include new incentives and regulatory changes covering free trade zones, off-docks, inland container depots (ICDs), air cargo operations and port management
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Budget FY27: Who stands to win and lose from tax changes
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The BNP government is set to unveil a series of tax measures in the new budget for fiscal year 2026-27 today, offering incentives for green industries, digital entrepreneurs and technology manufacturers, while imposing higher taxes on tobacco products, conventional fuel-powered vehicles and selected imports.
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Imported at Tk 370, helmets sold for up to Tk 4,500
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Country’s fast-growing motorcycle fleet and rising fatality rates contrast with helmet imports declared at a fraction of their retail value
7 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Imported at Tk 370, helmets sold for up to Tk 4,500
6 June 2026, 21:23 PM
Country’s fast-growing motorcycle fleet and rising fatality rates contrast with helmet imports declared at a fraction of their retail value
6 June 2026, 21:23 PM
Rawhide traders’ woes continue
30 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Rawhide prices in Dhaka rose slightly on the second day of Eid-ul-Azha, still well below government-set prices, while traders outside the capital were forced to dump unsold hides due to low prices.
30 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Hundreds of rawhides left on roads in Ctg
29 May 2026, 16:01 PM
Foul odour spreads as traders abandon unsold hides
29 May 2026, 16:01 PM
Govt expects no urea shortage for Aman season
24 May 2026, 01:20 AM
BCIC chairman expects stock to exceed Aman demand of 6.5 lakh tonnes by June 30
24 May 2026, 01:20 AM
Ginger prices spike before Eid as importers delay port release
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Ginger prices have nearly doubled in a matter of weeks ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, as importers left up to 11 lakh kg of the spice stranded for as long as a month at Chattogram port.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Curbing price manipulation: Mechanism there for 11 yrs but not in use
More than 11 years ago, the government issued an order for the trade of essential commodities, aimed at controlling their prices and curbing price manipulation by unscrupulous businesses through hoarding and other unfair means.
24 May 2022, 02:00 AM
Edible oil price shock may soften as Indonesia resumes export
Indonesia, the world’s biggest supplier of edible oils, has decided to lift the ban on palm oil exports, a development that is expected to bring much-needed relief to the consumers in Bangladesh struggling to afford the cooking oil because of skyrocketing prices.
20 May 2022, 03:00 AM
More costs, more time, more troubles
Costs and deadlines of four ongoing projects to mitigate the waterlogging issue in Chattogram -- worth Tk 11,000 crore -- have been extended multiple times. However, the sufferings of the port city dwellers have increased with them.
17 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Soybean oil: Many stores still face supply crunch
After the new prices came into effect, edible oil companies started supplying bottled, loose soybean and palm oil through distributors from Saturday.
8 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Record hike in soybean oil prices
Edible oil prices see the biggest increase in Bangladesh’s history as the government moves to put an end to the unprecedented crunch of the essential cooking item.
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Fresh notes, a hot Eid commodity
Every year before Eid, fresh currency notes become a hot commodity. Though the sale of currency notes is illegal, buyers and sellers have been busy bargaining over fresh notes in New Market and Kotwali areas of the port city.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil: Supply crunch worsens crisis
The retail prices of non-bottled and bottled soybean and palm oil have gone up by Tk 10-15 per litre overnight due to a supply crunch in the aftermath of Indonesia’s export ban on crude and refined palm oil imposed on Wednesday.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Indonesia’s export ban: Edible oil supply crunch has begun
Indonesia’s abrupt announcement of a palm oil export ban from tomorrow has sent refiners in Bangladesh into zealous rationing, choking the availability of cooking oil at the retail level at a time when its consumption is high.
26 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil market turns more volatile
The edible oil market has become more volatile after wholesalers and millers cut supplies in anticipation of increased prices of the essential cooking ingredient in the wake of the export ban by Indonesia, the world’s biggest supplier of vegetable oil.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM
8th grader holds senior officer’s post at Standard Asiatic Oil Company
Shahidul Islam landed a job in Standard Asiatic Oil Company Limited (SAOCL), a partner company of state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), as a senior officer (maintenance) in 2015.
22 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Made in Khalifa Patti
The ringing sound of hundreds of sewing machines floats through Khalifa Patti in Chattogram every year before Eid-ul-Fitr. At least eight to ten people are hard at work round the clock in every shop of the market.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices: Even record imports fail to arrest hike
Despite record imports of soybean oil in the first quarter, consumers are having to pay an additional Tk 36-38 for every litre of non-bottled soybean oil over the price set by the government.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM
At least 20 companies pocket incentives over 5 years through ghost shipments
Between August 2018 and September 2020, Dhaka-based Mamun Enterprise has drawn over Tk 6.2 crore in incentives against agro exports.
15 April 2022, 18:00 PM
‘No one returns empty-handed from here’
Every day at the port city’s CRB intersection, around 300 people gather to break their fast. Most of these people belong to the lower-income
12 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Buying houses attempt to launder Tk 6.9cr
Three Dhaka-based buying houses were found to have tried to launder Tk 6.9 crore through mis-declaration, according to the Chattogram Custom House.
4 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices rise again at Khatunganj
The prices of loose soybean and palm oil have gone up by Tk 150-200 per maund at Chattogram’s Khatunganj wholesale market overnight for a supply crisis although the importers maintain there is no shortage at their end.
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Syndicate identified after 10yrs probe
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has identified an importer and forwarding (C&F) agent involved in importing a BMW car though Chattogram Port by submitting fake documents in 2010.
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM
NBR server breach: Probe leaves puzzles
A probe report on the breach of NBR server that saw the release of 11 import consignments last year has raised more questions than it answered.
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices: Hike on despite the tax cuts
The prices of edible oil have gone up at the wholesale level yesterday despite the 30 percent tax exemption at the import and production stages.
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Edible oil price hike: Manipulation merry-go-round
The supply order, crucial for dealership of edible oils, has turned out to be a key tool being used to inflate the prices at the country’s biggest trade hub in Chattogram.
10 March 2022, 18:00 PM