The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today named nine firms for payment of highest amount of Value Added Tax (VAT) nationally in respective sectors for the fiscal year 2019-20 in an effort to encourage businesses to deposit the indirect tax paid by consumers properly to the state coffer.

Increasing comparative facilities for the investors and improvement in the ease of doing business will help Bangladesh attract expected foreign direct investment in different sectors, according to Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ficci).

The stock market rose for the third consecutive day today.

The stock market maintained an upward trend in the first two hours of trading today.

A fraudulence case involving Tk 15 crore has been filed against four persons of a Rajbari business which had been sealed off and fined Tk 2 lakh earlier this month for selling substandard products.

In an ominous sign, the central bank has flouted its own rules when it permitted Aviva Finance Ltd to open five more branches although the financial health of the non-bank financial institution has been in a bad shape.

Owners of lighter vessels recently announced a 15 per cent increase in the fare for transporting imported goods on inland water routes due to the recent hike in fuel prices.

Most listed power generation companies saw their profits rise in the July-September period of the ongoing financial year as the economy is recovering from Covid-19, according to industry people.

A measure proposed by the European Union may affect Bangladesh’s robust apparel shipment to the bloc even if the country is awarded the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status after its graduation to a developing nation.

The private sector took part in the COP26 and made commitments and initiatives with a view to contributing to reducing carbon emission, thereby achieving net zero emission by 2050.

A four-day housing fair, styled “REHAB Chattogram Fair 2021”, will begin tomorrow at the Radisson Blu Chattogram Bay View hotel in the port city.

The stock market regulator yesterday approved an Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) investment of Tk 100 crore from a capital market stabilisation fund to ensure liquidity in the secondary market.

The audit firm of Jute Spinners has raised a red flag for the continuation of business by the company.

The Bangladesh Bank has introduced an electronic dealing system for banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) such that they will lend and deposit on short-term basis with each other through a digital platform.

The stock market regulator approved two open-ended mutual funds named Bangladesh Race Management Private Fund and HFAML Shariah Unit Fund.

The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) is going to invest around Tk 100 crore in the stock market from the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF).

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) today teamed up with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University to conduct sector-wise business research and other activities.

The Dhaka bourse’s benchmark index, the DSEX, stormed to cross the 7,000 points level as it ended the day with a rise of 115 points.

The share of AB Bank topped the gainers’ list today although there was no good news from the financial institution for the investors.

The Public Debt Bill 2021 was placed in the parliament today.