Suzuki Motor Corp will enter the electric vehicle (EV) market by 2025 starting in its stronghold market India, Nikkei reported on Monday.

Johnson & Johnson is exploring a plan to offload liabilities from widespread Baby Powder litigation into a newly created business that would then seek bankruptcy protection, according to seven people familiar with the matter. 

In light of the recent fire at the Hashem Foods factory in Narayanganj, where 52 workers tragically lost their lives, the Bangladesh Agro-Processors’ Association (BAPA) has issued directives to its members regarding safety measures that could help prevent such disasters.

The government should encourage micro, small and medium enterprises to take on appropriate climate mitigation and adaptation measures, said the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB).

Chinese company Vanessa Enterprise Ltd has signed a $41.77 million deal with Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) to produce ladies intimate garments accessories in Ishwardi EPZ in Pabna.

Nizam Uddin, a sewing machine operator at a garment factory in Ashulia, cannot decide whether to go to his village in Mymensingh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with his family.

Sewtech Fashion of India yesterday signed an agreement with Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) to invest $9.26 million in establishing a readymade garments manufacturing factory in Chattogram Export Processing Zone. 

Balikandi of Moulvibazar sadar upazila has a long history of being a hub for leather trade in the greater Sylhet division. Even a few years ago, hundreds of people were making a living out of it.

Pran Agro has achieved financial closure of a Tk 2,100 million ($25 million) non-convertible, redeemable bond, with credit guarantee from GuarantCo and fully subscribed by MetLife Bangladesh.  

Tea garden owners in Bangladesh have urged the government to keep the industry out of the purview of the strict nationwide lockdown beginning on July 23.

Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) yesterday strongly denounced rumours regarding safety compliance in the country’s textile industry.

International retailers and brands are putting on hold work orders placed with many factories amidst the uncertainty over whether garment factories will be allowed to run during the upcoming 14-day lockdown beginning July 23, said exporters.

The Chattogram VAT commissionerate filed a case on Thursday accusing KSRM Steel Plant of dodging value-added tax (VAT) payments worth Tk 231.17 crore on product sales and raw material purchase.

Workers of a garment factory blocked a road in Gazipur yesterday morning, demanding their pending salaries and other dues ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry said if factories processing food and other essentials remain shut amid Covid restrictions, consumers will ultimately have to suffer due to price hike resulting from a disruption in the supply chain.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBBCI) today said consumers will suffer due to price spiral resulting from disruption in the supply chain if factories processing food and other essentials remain shut as part of restrictions to contain spread of Covid-19.

Alphabet Inc’s Google is ramping up cloud infrastructure in India with a second cluster of data centres in and around capital New Delhi to meet increasing customer demands in a key growth market, senior company executives said. 

From the current fiscal year, taxpayers will be required to pay taxes of up to Tk 5 lakh through automated chalans or electronic transfers.

Imam Uddin, the owner of a plastic toy store in the Mitford area of ​​Dhaka, was awarded Tk 1 lakh in exchange for eating a breakfast worth about Tk 85, including VAT, at a restaurant in the capital.

A decision is yet to be reached on whether garment factories would be allowed to be kept running during an upcoming 14-day lockdown beginning July 23.