A cargo vessel yesterday became the first to berth at the second jetty being constructed for unloading coal for the under-construction coal-based power plant at Matarbari in Moheskhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

The Finance Ministry today allocated Tk 212.08 crore for 21,552 workers who were not permanent at jute mills, now closed, under Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC).

The government today fixed the prices of the salt-applied rawhides of cows at Tk 40-45 per square feet in Dhaka and Tk 33-37 across the country.

Britain’s fisheries have been sold out by the post-Brexit trade deal agreed with the European Union, the head of an industry body said on Wednesday, urging the government to do more for the sector when a so-called adjustment period ends in 2026.

Vegetable farmers in Rangpur and Dinajpur incurred huge losses amid the lockdown when they were finding it difficult to send crops to Dhaka and other parts of the country as truck operators were demanding high fares on different grounds.

The country’s agro-processors yesterday urged the government to allow their factories to remain open during the 14-day countrywide lockdown starting from July 23.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is likely to launch its new online tax return filing system in September this year, said officials yesterday.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian yesterday urged garment factory owners to clear their workers’ salaries and bonuses by July 19.

The government yesterday launched a digital platform that allows customers from across the country to purchase sacrificial animals in a bid to maintain public health guidelines on Eid-ul-Azha amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Garment shipment will suffer a serious setback if production is suspended in July and August as it is the prime season for apparel manufacturers since sales rise in the Western market because of winter and Christmas, exporters said.

Confidence among small businesses in the United States improved slightly in June after declining in May, despite owners worrying about a labor shortage and inflation, according to a survey released on Tuesday. 

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted businesses to rapidly digitize their operations, leading to a surge in productivity in the United States, Goldman Sachs analysts said. 

Finland’s Nokia said on Tuesday it planned to raise its full-year outlook as business picked up pace in the second quarter, sending the telecom equipment maker’s shares up more than 6 per cent.

China’s exports grew much faster than expected in June, as solid global demand led by easing lockdown measures and vaccination drives worldwide eclipsed virus outbreaks and port delays.

The prime index of the stock market jumped to a three-and-a-half-year high yesterday thanks to increased participation from investors.

Jobike has been left crippled by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the on-demand bicycle rental service provider had to shutter a majority of its operations in the country.

The Customs House, Chattogram (CHC) clocked 23.23 per cent higher year-on-year revenue growth in the just-concluded fiscal year, fetching home Tk 51,577 crore.

A powerful taskforce is needed to overcome the challenges in the potential leather sector, Syed Manzur Elahi, chairman of Apex Footwear Ltd, said today.

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to launch a global infrastructure plan linking Europe to the world, its latest step after deals with India and Japan and a similar pledge by the Group of Seven richest democracies. 

The European Union is set to take the lead in climate policy action among the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters this week, with a raft of ambitious plans designed to cut emissions drastically over the next decade.