Currently, personal loans of up to Tk 5 lakh do not require a tax return, but credit cards do. Since credit cards are also a form of loan product, this policy appears contradictory, AmCham said

Frequent changes in tax policies and high effective tax rates are undermining the business climate and discouraging future investments, businesspeople said yesterday.

Out of the 50,000 tonnes of rice to be bought under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakistan, Bangladesh received a total of 26,250 tonnes of white rice.

Beijing said Tuesday it had filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States over President Donald Trump’s tariff increases on Chinese goods.

Unilever Consumer Care Ltd yesterday reported a profit drop to its lowest level in three years, affected by factors, including a decline in revenue.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the retaliation they attracted will likely weigh on US growth and boost inflation, according to analysts, but, beyond that, uncertainty surrounding the levies threatens to overshadow optimism about his future policies.

The United States, the United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia were the top sources of remittance inflows to Bangladesh in the first seven months of the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Bangladesh and India began a two-day meeting to review Indian-funded projects, which have been running behind schedule.

Mills and factories that were vandalised, ransacked or set ablaze during and after the July uprising have been struggling to reopen due to financial crises, unavailability of bank loans and their politically exposed owners facing legal consequences.

The activities of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission came to a halt yesterday due to officials’ protest against the forced retirement of Saifur Rahman, an executive director.

According to BB data, total remittance inflows from the top 30 countries stood at $15.96 billion during FY25

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division has been authorised to procure LNG worth Tk 754.42 crore at $15.73 per Metric Million British Thermal Units (MMBTU) from M/S Total Engineering Gas and Power Ltd, Switzerland. Another purchase worth Tk 741.95 crore at $15.47 per MMBTU was approved from M/S Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore.  

He was the founding president of CanCham Bangladesh, established in 2005

The trade war with US President Donald Trump's administration is threatening China's economic jewel, its sprawling industrial complex

Sudan produces around 80 percent of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used in mass-market products including L'Oreal, lipsticks and Nestle, petfood

However, the company declares a 520 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders, the highest in five years

The DSEX rose 0.29% to 5,209.62 points as of 11.40am

The United States has urged Bangladesh to align its domestic labour laws with international standards, according to the 2025 Trade Policy Agenda and 2024 Annual Report published yesterday by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

The district administration yesterday fixed retail price of loose soybean oil at Tk 160 per litre across Chattogram district.

The transportation of containerised goods via freight trains across the country declined by more than 9 percent year-on-year in the fiscal year 2023-24 due to a shortage of locomotives and railway staff.