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Gold’s blistering rally continues, hits Tk 286,000 per bhori in Bangladesh
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Foreign loan inflows fall 29% as ADP hits five-year low
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Abolish minimum tax, wealth surcharges
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Air Arabia encouraged by business growth in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a suitable place for the aviation business as evidenced by Air Arabia’s business growing by three to four percent year-on-year, Adel Abdullah Ali, group CEO of Air Arabia said yesterday.
16 February 2024, 00:00 AM
Inflation shoots up to 9.86pc in Jan
Inflation in Bangladesh climbed 45 basis points to 9.86 percent in January, official figures showed yesterday, defying measures undertaken by the central bank recently to bring consumer prices under control.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Age, education criteria set for appointing banks’ independent directors
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has for the first time set the minimum and maximum age and other criteria for independent directors of banks as part of its efforts to restore good governance in the scam-hit banking sector.
15 February 2024, 00:30 AM
Engage public, private sectors in push for ease of doing business: MCCI
Engagement of both public and private sectors is important for the successful implementation of measures to improve ease of doing business, said a top leader of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) yesterday.
15 February 2024, 00:16 AM
GIZ to provide €22.17m for tech cooperation
GIZ, a German development agency, will provide Bangladesh with 22.17 million euros for technical cooperation in five areas.
15 February 2024, 00:16 AM
Diversify products, markets to increase exports: experts
Bangladesh should undertake rigorous programmes for diversifying its products, markets and brands in order to increase exports and thereby face challenges after graduating from a least developed country (LDC), according to various experts and policymakers.
15 February 2024, 00:16 AM
Palak asks BTRC to recover dues of Tk 5,300cr from Teletalk
State Minister for Posts, Telecom and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to recover dues amounting to Tk 5,300 crore from Teletalk Bangladesh Limited.
15 February 2024, 00:09 AM
Govt issues Tk 2,357cr bonds to clear arrears of fertiliser importers
The Finance Division yesterday issued a further batch of special bonds worth Tk 2,357 crore to clear arrears to fertiliser importers.
15 February 2024, 00:09 AM
Sunquick rolled out to win hearts of customers thru quality fruit drinks
ACI CO-RO Bangladesh Ltd, a joint venture of ACI Ltd and Danish fruit drinks manufacturer CO-RO A/S, has launched its juice products in Bangladesh under the brand name Sunquick.
15 February 2024, 00:09 AM
DCCI for tax withdrawal from staff welfare funds
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) yesterday demanded withdrawal of tax on welfare funds for private sector employees, including provident, pension and gratuity funds, to end discrimination in taxation with regard to public servants.
15 February 2024, 00:09 AM
BB asks Union Capital, Prime Bank for detailed merger plan
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked Union Capital and Prime Bank to submit a detailed plan about how they would merge.
15 February 2024, 00:03 AM
Exports to South Korea tripled in 5 years on duty benefits
Exports from Bangladesh to South Korea nearly tripled over the past five years thanks to duty-free benefits and a push by exporters to explore the world’s 13th largest economy and thereby diversify their export destinations.
14 February 2024, 01:15 AM
Garment exports to rebound in May as global economy on the mend
Garment export from Bangladesh may witness a strong rebound from May as suppliers are receiving a lot of inquiries from international buyers as the global economy recovers from the severe fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war.
14 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Move to shrink credit flow to private sector may hurt economy
The central bank's move to squeeze credit flow to the private sector will adversely impact production and job creation in the country in the coming months as the demand for working capital is already rising amid the heavy devaluation of the local currency against the US dollar, said a chamber leader yesterday.
14 February 2024, 00:39 AM
NRB Bank MD resigns
The managing director and CEO of NRB Bank has stepped down citing personal reasons.
14 February 2024, 00:00 AM
Female-headed households rise to a decade high
In 2022, some 17.4 percent of households were led by women, up from 16 percent the year before and 15 percent in 2020. It was 11.6 percent in 2013.
13 February 2024, 15:12 PM
Bangladesh revises plans to cut export aid
The new cash incentive on export receipts became effective from February 1 instead of the first day of January as announced earlier while some markets and products have been brought back under the facility following pleas from the business community.
13 February 2024, 01:15 AM
NBR chief blasts abusers of duty benefits
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Rahmatul Muneem yesterday said they provide duty benefits to industries after careful consideration as a section of dishonest businesses abuse such privileges, causing tax losses for the state.
13 February 2024, 00:45 AM
Summit plans to use Bangladesh as transit point to supply bandwidth to northeast India
The telecom regulator has sought consent from the government after Summit Communications Ltd applied to use Bangladesh as a transit point to supply bandwidth to the northeastern states of India.
13 February 2024, 00:30 AM
Tk 300cr project on the cards to train freelancers
The objective of the project is to make them eligible to earn foreign currency through freelancing
13 February 2024, 00:15 AM