Withdraw import ban on reconditioned, used EVs: BARVIDA
12 September 2026
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110,364 farmers will receive incentives under Farmer Card programme: minister
12 September 2026
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11th edition of BAPA FoodPro begins today
10 September 2026
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Innovation ecosystem key to commercialising ideas: ICT minister
10 September 2026
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China is now a strategic cooperative partner of Bangladesh
9 September 2026
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Bangladesh signs investment promotion deal with Hong Kong
9 September 2026
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Bangladesh’s trade deficit widens 38% in July
8 September 2026
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Ensure transparency in infrastructure contracts to attract US investment: US envoy
7 September 2026
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Govt eyes 2-3% GDP contribution from creative economy: Khosru
7 September 2026
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Businesses seek time-bound RJSC services
7 September 2026
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Kamran Tanvirur Rahman re-elected as MCCI president
The leading chamber also re-elected its senior vice president and vice president
17 December 2024
Import duty, tax on sunflower, canola oil removed
The NBR extends 5% VAT benefit until March 31 next year
16 December 2024
Small farmers threaten poultry strike over ‘corporate influence’
Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA) has threatened to halt production of broiler chickens and eggs from January 1 if the interim government failed to address their demands, including curbing the influence of alleged corporate syndicates..Corporate entities are increasingly monopolising an
16 December 2024
National advisory council on statistics restructured
New 17-member panel will work to produce globally-accepted data
16 December 2024
Stocks rebound strongly after last week’s losing streak
Stocks in Bangladesh rebounded yesterday after lacklustre earnings disclosures from many listed companies for the first quarter of the fiscal year had seen the market trend down over the previous week. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 73.43 points, or 1
15 December 2024
$158.89 million AIIB loan availed for power infrastructure project
Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project
15 December 2024
Age limit for entry-level bank jobs now 32
The earlier age limit was 30
15 December 2024
Maddhapara Granite Mining becomes dependent on loans for declining sales
The lone hard rock mining company under Petrobangla is now even selling its produce at Tk 500 lower than production cost
15 December 2024
Taskeen Ahmed, new president of Dhaka Chamber
The leading trade body also gets new senior vice president and vice president
15 December 2024
Price of garments exported to the US fall
The prices of major garment items exported to the US declined year-on-year in the January-October period this year as American consumers are yet to recover from heightened inflationary pressures..During the 10 months, the price of men’s cotton woven trousers declined by 7.7 percent, accor
14 December 2024
A depressing week for stock investors
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped 91 points in a week
14 December 2024
BTTC for 25% duty on rice bran oil export
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended that the government impose a 25 percent regulatory duty on the export of crude and refined rice bran oil to discourage shipments and increase domestic supply..The suggestion comes in response to soaring cooking oil prices in
12 December 2024
Inflation 7% by next June: BB governor
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday said the interim government has set a target to reduce inflation to 7 percent by the end of next June and further below 5 percent in the next fiscal year..“We have reviewed many countries, including the US, the UK, European Union or Thailan
12 December 2024
Govt to buy 1.40cr litres of edible oil
The interim government will procure 1.40 crore litres of edible oil from S Alam Super Oil Ltd for sale among low-income people at subsidised rates through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)..The advisory council on public procurement endorsed the proposal at a meeting in Banglades
11 December 2024
Gold price raised again
Jewellers have again raised gold prices, saying it would be sold at Tk 140,271 per bhori (11.664 grammes) from today. .The previous price of each bhori of 22-carat gold ornaments stood at Tk 138,393..Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association’s (Bajus) standing committee on pricing and price
11 December 2024
Accounting and audit for economic development
Transparency and accountability mechanisms, pre-conditions for economic development, act as deterrents to corruption.
11 December 2024
Govt detects anomalies in TCB card distribution
There was corruption in the distribution of family cards for subsidised commodity sales by the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), according to Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin..The TCB provides 1 crore families with subsidised food items. Of the beneficiaries, some 57 lak
10 December 2024
Germany to provide €9.5m for biodiversity, climate dev projects
Germany will provide €9.5 million to Bangladesh through two major technical cooperation agreements aimed at enhancing biodiversity conservation and promoting climate-smart urban development..The agreements will fund initiatives focused on strengthening local governance, biodiversity conser
10 December 2024
Chinese firm Bangladesh Prothoma Power to invest $12.24 million inside Bepza EZ
The company will establish a battery plate manufacturing industry
10 December 2024
Bangladesh has 1.22cr economic enterprises
There are 1.22 crore economic enterprises across the country, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)..Among them, 76 lakh are business establishments and 46 lakh are economic units, the national statistics agency found during the primary mapping and listing work for the co
9 December 2024