Dhaka June 2, 2025, 10:46 pm
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said the government is optimistic about striking a free trade agreement with the United States of America
The Supreme Court has stayed for three days a High Court order, clearing the way for the government revenue authority to freeze all the bank accounts of Robi Axiata on charges of VAT evasion
Bangladesh government is monitoring foreign earnings in its efforts to trace the source of militancy funding
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today committed to further strengthen ADB’s 45-year partnership with the country, said a statement. In his discussions, Mr. Nakao acknowledged Bangladesh’s impressive eco
Speakers in a roundtable Tuesday stressed the need for all-out efforts from stakeholders to develop the country’s neglected insurance sector. They sought professional support from the stakeholders to brighten the image of the
The government gave permission on the export of uncut low-grade jute, shipment procedures of which were completed before imposing ban
The apex chamber rejected government-proposed amendments to the existing VAT rules to resolve a standoff as it terms the draft a copycat of the ditched VAT and SD Act 2012
State-run Petrobangla would propose to raise natural gas tariff next week, aimed at passing a portion of the imported LNG cost on to the consumers
The ministry of finance (MoF) foresees the necessity of depreciating taka further if Bangladesh's external financial imbalance intensifies in the second half of this fiscal year, officials said. Taka depreciated by 5.0 per ce
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has granted around $25 million to support a project designed to build the adaptive capacities of women and adolescent girls living in the southwestern districts of Bangladesh
The operation of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is likely to expand further in the coming days in Bangladesh as five more projects are in the pipeline of this multilateral lending agency with an ove
The country's overall imports jumped by more than 28 per cent or US$1.09 billion in January mainly due to higher import of food grains, capital machinery and fuel oils
The leather and leather goods industry in Bangladesh needs equalized, innovative and implementable long-term policy support to attain its $5 billion export target by 2021
Bangladesh is looking for a strong trade and investment ties with Vietnam and is preparing to make the best use of the upcoming visit of the Vietnam President to Bangladesh
Sidsel Bleken, Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka, suggested the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) to work on one-stop service in the country
The government moves to remove the bar to gold import with a twin objective: check smuggling and make the precious metal available on the domestic market
Bangladesh's budgeting process is least transparent in South Asia as the system lacks sufficient public participation or oversight, says a survey that attributed the lapses to institutional shortcomings
People are now increasingly taking recourse to putting their money in metal arks, commonly known as sinduk, to avoid extra costs and risks of saving with the banking system
Signing of a deal with Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to expand trade with East European countries mainly targeting duty-free market access to Russia was deferred again as the text of the agreement could not be finalised yet
The much-awaited US$3.0 billion (Tk 247.49 billion) Chinese loan for the Padma Bridge railway link mega project is likely to be confirmed next month, as Bangladesh has removed the 'obstacle' to get the assured credit
