Businesses want to pay taxes through harassment-free process

Businesses are usually compliant with the country’s tax regime but decide against paying taxes whenever they face trouble in the revenue collection process
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM

1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign

DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000
10 December 2023, 15:20 PM

EPZ workers see 50% hike in minimum wage

The government has declared new minimum wage for over 4.8 lakh workers in export processing zones (EPZs), a development that comes nearly two weeks after it finalised a new pay structure for workers in the garments sector, the largest export-oriented industry in the country.
10 December 2023, 14:59 PM

Textile millers urge raising LC limit

Textile millers urged the Bangladesh Bank to raise the limit of letters of credit (LCs) so that they can bring more raw materials amid a huge depreciation of local currency against the US Dollar.
10 December 2023, 12:45 PM

Highest VAT depositor nine firms honoured

Three each from manufacturing, trading and services sectors
10 December 2023, 11:58 AM

Renata all set to enter Australian pharma market

Levonorgestrel 1.5mg, a contraceptive pill, will be the inaugural product
10 December 2023, 11:28 AM

Stocks moribund for far too long. Price curbs are to blame

alongside floorprice, deterioration of macroeconomic indicators fuelled by higher inflation, dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the sharp depreciation of the local currency, and political uncertainty is also responsible
10 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Collaboration key for inclusive, sustainable garments sector

The garments industry of Bangladesh still suffers from a huge wage gap between male and female workers, with the latter holding just 5 percent of all supervisory positions in the sector, according to experts.
9 December 2023, 16:05 PM
9 December 2023, 14:17 PM

ASM Mohiuddin Monem again becomes Cumilla’s top taxpayer

It is Monem's 10th consecutive top taxpayer award from the zone
9 December 2023, 12:26 PM

Onion prices surge for supply squeeze after India’s export ban extension

Retailers were selling the homegrown variety of onion at Tk 200 a kg at Karwan Bazar today, compared with Tk 130 on Thursday
9 December 2023, 08:09 AM

Bangladesh and other LDCs face economic challenges amid complex geopolitics

Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud says at the BIDS conference
9 December 2023, 06:13 AM

Fighting Climate Change: Bangladesh to get $400m loan from ADB

Asian Development Bank has approved a $400 million loan for Bangladesh to help fight climate change challenges.
8 December 2023, 18:00 PM
8 December 2023, 16:18 PM

India extends export curbs on onions until Mar 31 

India has extended the ban on the exports of onion till March next year with a view to increasing availability in domestic markets and to keep prices in check, according to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade yesterday. 
8 December 2023, 06:35 AM

RMG shipment to the USA fell 24.75% in Jan-Oct

Garment export to the US fell 24.75 percent year-on-year to $6.35 billion in January-October this year
8 December 2023, 00:15 AM

Low revenue forces govt to scale back spending

government plans to cut the size of the budget for the ongoing fiscal year and keep it slimmer in the next fiscal year
8 December 2023, 00:10 AM

Leather, leather footwear sales in slow lane at home, abroad

leather and leather goods sector in Bangladesh is witnessing slow sales both at home and abroad amid ongoing global economic crises
8 December 2023, 00:00 AM

Bangladesh overdue liabilities of several billion dollars

The pressure on the foreign exchange reserves is building up as Bangladesh has unpaid liabilities
7 December 2023, 18:20 PM

Buyer to drop sanction clause from LC: BGMEA

ZXY International has decided to remove the clause in its LC stating it would not accept any garments from Bangladesh if faces sanction
7 December 2023, 18:15 PM