Bangladesh lags behind comparable countries with regard to skills of its human resources, hurting its global competitiveness, while generation of quality employment is insufficient for its development aspirations, said an expert yesterday..“If we want to create or leverage new opportunitie

Shares at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose yesterday, breaking a three-day losing streak as investors made fresh bets on lucrative stocks.

Chattogram Customs House earlier this month started dismantling 182 vehicles, which have been abandoned by importers at the Chattogram port, to auction off the parts as scrap.

Purchases using credit cards in Bangladesh displayed periodic fluctuations but overall indicated an upward trend in the months since May 2023, highlighting a growing appetite among consumers for credit. 

The ceramics industry has been desperately seeking respite from a spate of crises in recent months, but their woes have only deepened due to a worsening gas crisis.

An increasing number of foreign nationals are seeking permits to work in Bangladesh because of a lack of skilled managers and an education system not tailored to meet industrialisation in the country.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) did not punish several investors although they were found to have breached rules by committing abnormal trades, according to an audit.

The country’s three private mobile network operators are racing to grab a share of the rapidly expanding broadband market by offering fixed wireless access (FWA) services, which give users Wi-Fi connections without cables.

The vehicles were brought in between 2001 to 2012

To avail the service, a customer has to place a request through MyGP app or Grameenphone website

Investors made fresh bets on lucrative stocks

The award was given in recognition of its outstanding contribution to electrical and electronics products’ export in 2021-22 financial year.

Production shutdown begins today

Three former Rupali Bank officials, along with three of its clients, were sent to jail yesterday over the embezzlement of Tk 2.59 crore from the bank’s Mahasthangarh Branch in Bogura seven years ago.

Agro-processors have urged the government to allow the export of aromatic rice to increase earnings, according to a press release of Bangladesh Agro-Processors’ Association (Bapa).

The pressure on all categories of taxpayers, including VAT-paying companies will slightly increase as the government looks to accelerate revenue collections, said a top official of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Property Lifts, a concern of Pran-RFL Group, has been one of the leading brands in Bangladesh since its formation in 1988. The company began manufacturing lifts locally in 2000, adhering to quality and compliance. RN Paul, managing director of RFL Group, spoke during an interview recently regarding the journey, challenges, features and plans of Property Lifts in Bangladesh.

The long-awaited demand of businesses to shift the handling and delivery of import cargoes outside the Chattogram port yard is going to be realised soon, albeit partially, as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has given the go-ahead to this effect.

All over the world, strict actions are taken against loan defaulters, with many countries imposing travel bans and seeking legal recourse. In Bangladesh, however, defaulters get mega-discounts.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday instructed the commerce ministry to correct the mismatch in export data in reports prepared by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and the National Board of Revenue (NBR).