In order to boost supplies and contain prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan, the government took measures to alleviate the burden on consumers by reducing value added tax and import duties on four commodities -- edible oil, sugar, dates and rice on February 8.

Aspire to Innovate (a2i) and Sublime Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing 50,000 digital service centres in rural areas across Bangladesh, according to a press release.

The leading chamber holds its first quarterly luncheon meeting

It received LEED Platinum certification from USGBC

Shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to fall for a third consecutive day today as investors booked profits following recent gains

Exports from Bangladesh to South Korea nearly tripled over the past five years thanks to duty-free benefits and a push by exporters to explore the world’s 13th largest economy and thereby diversify their export destinations.

Garment export from Bangladesh may witness a strong rebound from May as suppliers are receiving a lot of inquiries from international buyers as the global economy recovers from the severe fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.

The central bank's move to squeeze credit flow to the private sector will adversely impact production and job creation in the country in the coming months as the demand for working capital is already rising amid the heavy devaluation of the local currency against the US dollar, said a chamber leader yesterday.

The managing director and CEO of NRB Bank has stepped down citing personal reasons.

About two-thirds of the freelancers trained under a government project are now outsourcing their skills to foreign clients, thereby contributing to Bangladesh’s foreign reserves, according to an official of the Planning Commission.

In 2022, some 17.4 percent of households were led by women, up from 16 percent the year before and 15 percent in 2020. It was 11.6 percent in 2013.

Shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped for a second consecutive day yesterday as investors booked profits following recent gains.

The government yesterday named the winners of the National Export Trophy for fiscal 2021-22.

Green Delta Insurance Ltd reported that its profit declined 16 percent year-on-year in 2023 and recommended a 25 percent cash dividend

The new cash incentive on export receipts became effective from February 1 instead of the first day of January as announced earlier while some markets and products have been brought back under the facility following pleas from the business community.

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Rahmatul Muneem yesterday said they provide duty benefits to industries after careful consideration as a section of dishonest businesses abuse such privileges, causing tax losses for the state.

The telecom regulator has sought consent from the government after Summit Communications Ltd applied to use Bangladesh as a transit point to supply bandwidth to the northeastern states of India.

The objective of the project is to make them eligible to earn foreign currency through freelancing

The deficit in the financial account narrowed slightly in July-December of the current financial year, highlighting an easing of stress facing Bangladesh, central bank figures showed yesterday.

The banking sector’s defaulted loans soared 20.7 percent to Tk 145,633 crore in 2023 as both governance and accountability continue to get looser.