Sohel Parvez

The dream of having a home of their own began to take root the day Mithu and Dipti tied knot.

The National Board of Revenue is likely to reduce source tax on proceeds from all export items, including apparels, to 0.25 percent to help increase competitiveness of local products in international markets, said a senior official yesterday.

Imported cheaper frozen meat has aggressively been displacing homegrown beef in Bangladeshi eateries for the last one and a half years, which is a matter of grave concern for the local industry.

Taking advantage of loopholes in laws and policies, importers brought in at least five consignments of gambling equipment. Even though a 152-year-old law prohibits gambling and the constitution assigns the state to “adopt effective measures to prevent

Onion prices kept surging yesterday despite measures and promises from the government to cool down the market of the essential cooking ingredient.

The government is looking to use the rooftops of factories and public agencies to generate about 300MW of clean electricity through solar photovoltaics (PV) -- a move that can slash emissions and dependency on fossil fuel.

A tall glass of chilled vivid purple drink awaits Sarah Hussain as she comes down for breakfast with her family.

The revenue authority plans to buy a total of 300,000 sales monitoring devices this fiscal year to bring all shops under an online

The revenue authority plans to buy a total of 300,000 sales monitoring devices this fiscal year to bring all shops under an online network and cut the scope for VAT evasion.

Goodness has a value and a cost and consumers should understand this and be willing to pay extra because companies have to spend more when they follow good practices with a view to ensuring safety in the value chain of foods.

Local firms are increasingly embracing robots to increase productivity and competitiveness -- a development that is poised to displace workers in the labour-abundant country.

Fresh fruits and vegetables export bounced back in fiscal 2018-19, ending four straight years of slump, thanks to higher demand and efforts to improve farming and packaging practices in order to produce and ship disease-free crops.

Informal entry of cattle, mainly from India, has dropped significantly in the face of strict vigil by law enforcement agencies of the neighbouring country along the border with Bangladesh and rising domestic farming, according to traders and customs data.

The tax exemption benefit given to industrial units inside the economic zones has created disparity between factories outside the

If you travel to the old part of Dhaka in winter, you may see colourful kites flying on top of the densely seated buildings. Even if you miss the colours in the air, you may notice ‘Kite’ moving through the congested streets of the city.

Powdered milk imports are spiralling on the back of increased demand from a section of consumers on health concerns related to locally produced liquid milk and higher use by sweetmeat, confectionery and ice cream makers, said industry operators yesterday.

Demand for mosquito repellents, particularly for personal use, is spiralling as panic-stricken people rush to buy protectors from Aedes mosquito, which has bitten the highest number of people in 18 years thus far.

Bangladesh’s wheat imports in fiscal 2018-19 declined for the first time in seven years for the higher carry-over stock in the hands of private traders and low prices of the grain’s substitute, rice.

Interest income of savers is not taxed everywhere in the world. Vietnam, a Southeast Asian country, does not slap taxes on interest income from bank deposits, life insurance and government bonds.

The ongoing flood has submerged 60,000 hectares of paddy and vegetable fields, mainly in the northern districts, affecting both farmers and consumers, as crop loss has sent the vegetable prices soaring for reduced supply in the market.