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Although five years have passed since the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) made plans to establish an industrial park for automobile and light engineering industries in Jashore, the agency is yet to finalise the exact location for the project.

The size of the economy matters. The size of the domestic market, popularly known as the “scale effect” in growth theory, has a strong bearing on the paths of industrialisation of an economy.

Most listed companies in Bangladesh do not post their quarterly financial reports within 48 hours of securing approval from their boards as they take advantage of the lack of specific regulations in this regard, according to experts.

The development of 1,000 acres of land in Araihazar of Narayanganj has been completed for Japanese investors, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

The owners of hotels, motels, resorts and guesthouses in Bangladesh yesterday demanded tax waivers on the goods imported and services rendered by their businesses in order to develop the local tourism sector and attract more foreign travellers.

After repeated revision of deadlines and costs, the long-awaited Joydevpur-Elenga Highway project is finally nearing completion and even at a slightly lower expenditure.

Investment needs to focus on the lowest-cost, lowest-carbon oil and gas resources, UAE Industry Minister Sultan al-Jaber said at the Munich Security Conference, the state news agency WAM reported on Saturday.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended its income tax exemption facility to foreigners working at the elevated expressway being constructed under a public-private partnership.

South Korea is keen to invest in Bangladesh’s garment and other major sectors as it looks to elevate the bilateral relations to a new height, said South Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-Keun yesterday.

The construction of the country’s first industrial park for electrical and light engineering product manufacturers in Munshiganj is set to be complete in June.

Global ports and terminal operator APM Terminals, a subsidiary of Danish shipping company AP Moller Maersk, has expressed interest in developing and operating the under-construction Patenga Container Terminal of the Chattogram port.

Businesses yesterday urged the government to hold comprehensive discussions with trade bodies before finalising the newly drafted income tax law.

The government’s move to include city corporations in the approval process for construction in Dhaka directly contradicts its effort to improve the ease of doing business in Bangladesh, according to various realtors.

The cricket bat making hub that has boomed in the last three decades in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila might soon go out of business as producers have been facing severe losses since the pandemic hit the country two years ago.

The prospect of direct container shipping from Chittagong Port to European destinations is widening as at least four more countries have expressed interest in directly transporting goods by sea from Chattogram to Europe.

Bangladesh’s garment industry might be brimming with export orders from international buyers thanks to the ongoing turnaround of the global apparel supply chain, but it is the larger units that are running in full swing while smaller ones have been pushed into corners.

Four foreign and local companies will invest $50 million collectively at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) in Chattogram’s Mirsarai area.

The European Union (EU) will continue providing Bangladesh with its support and assistance to help the south Asian country achieve sustainable graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.

Businesses dependent on the import of raw materials are facing increasing shipping costs, which are fuelling their cost of production, and the burden is being passed onto consumers, resulting in a hike in prices.