The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday urged the EU to continue providing trade benefits to Bangladesh for 12 years after the country’s graduation to a developing nation in 2026.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday laid emphasis on expanding fields of cooperation with Moscow, saying Bangladesh will welcome Russia’s investment in its jute industry.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will undertake an income tax survey from today to collect information about those who still remain outside of its tax net despite having taxable income. 

A private sector emergency operation centre focusing on disaster risk management was opened at the office of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) yesterday.

The government is set to provide preference to local IT and software companies in public procurements for setting up digital systems.

Bangladesh has a significant opportunity to expand its hold on the global technical textile and personal protective equipment (PPE) markets once local manufacturers find reliable raw material sources and upgrade their operations, according to a study published yesterday.

Manufacturers of raw materials used in making medicines will receive tax exemption until 2032 as the government looks to encourage local production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to cut import reliance and bolster exports.

The government is building a technology centre at Bangabandhu High-Tech City in Gazipur especially for the light engineering and plastics manufacturing sectors.

Individual taxpayers will have to submit their income tax returns at tax offices this year too as the annual tax fair will not be held this time to avoid mass gatherings amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sweet orange grown in the country’s northern districts such as Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Dinajpur are dominating the local fruit market this season thanks to increased demand and reasonable prices.

Trade  through Banglabandha, Hili, Birol, Sonahat and Burimari land ports is  set to remain suspended for six days beginning yesterday for Durga Puja,  the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh and  neighbouring India.

The automotive industry in Bangladesh  could  be an emerging investment destination for Japanese entrepreneurs, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (DCCI) President Rizwan Rahman said yesterday.

Over the last couple of years, Bangladesh saw a growing demand for broadband internet connections.

The automotive industry in Bangladesh could be an emerging investment destination for Japanese entrepreneurs, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Rizwan Rahman said today.

Transport movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway resumed as garment workers -- protesting closure of two RMG factories in Gazipur -- withdrew their blockade after four hours.

The appellate tribunal should be designed like the administrative appellate tribunal to put an end to the harassment faced by workers when it comes to settlement of disputes, said a lawmaker yesterday.

DataBird, a Bangladeshi IT company working on building an internet ecosystem, recently celebrated the winning of six innovative ideas at the Grand Finale of DataBird LaunchPad 2021, held yesterday at the BCC auditorium, ICT Division, Dhaka.

Most people living in Maheshpur village in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal are involved in the pottery making business.

The geographical location of Chattogram’s Kalurghat industrial area puts nearly every factory there at high risk of natural disasters, including waterlogging, floods and cyclones, in the next 25 years to 50 years.

Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh need as many as 39 approvals from various government agencies before their goods are released from Chattogram port, a sad circumstance that hurts businesses, a new report said.