Dhaka May 1, 2025, 10:35 am
The past week’s sudden surge in oil prices brought to mind the nightmare of shortages, but it’s not too likely motorists will be queueing to fill up around the world, analysts say
Africa has made strides and in some areas is setting the example on development policy, but without an end to conflicts the region cannot reach its potential, former IMF chief Christine Lagarde said
President Donald Trump on Friday temporarily lifted tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods that he imposed last
Germany’s second-largest lender Commerzbank said Friday it plans to cut the equivalent of 4,300 full- time posts, one-tenth of its workforce, and shutter 200 branches in a fresh bout of restructuring
A US-China trade deal appeared elusive on Friday after Chinese officials unexpectedly cancelled a visit to farms in Montana and Nebraska as deputy trade negotiators wrapped up two days of negotiations in Washington.
The purchase is intended to meet the growing demand for large vessels for the corporation.
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) seeks to incentivise jute goods exporters operating at export processing zones (EPZs) to encourage export trade, officials said.
The production in the decades-old Chhatak Cement Factory Limited has been falling for years, hurting the financial health of the state-owned firm, officials said.
The government has awarded the Commercially Important Person (CIP) cards to 182 businessmen for their extraordinary performance in export in 2017
With the latest group, a total of 389 Bangladeshi workers have returned to Bangladesh in a week.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the dispute over the telecom regulator’s audit claim of around Taka 120.00 billion against the country’s largest mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) is likely to be settled
Credit flowing to new small entrepreneurs fell significantly in the first-half of the year as risk-averse bankers were unwilling to offer such loans.
The tax collector has moved to remove the complexities over issuing the VAT registration after it found 80 per cent of the businesses have not updated their identification yet.
TCB recorded a 27-30 per cent surge in onion prices in just two days at retail markets.
After the Indian commerce ministry announced the decision on Friday, Bangladeshi traders said they were importing onion from the neighboring country at $250 to $300 per tonne last week
German businessmen are keen to increase their investment in various sectors of Bangladesh including construction, IT, interior design, energy, garments, shipping, tourism, and environmental technologies
The contract for the maintenance and operations of the VAT online system is scheduled to expire next year.
"Due to such shortcomings, exporters face serious obstacles while sending shipments. Even their products become less and less competitive for taking additional cost and time," it said.
Apple Inc said on Friday that Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger had resigned from the company’s board of directors on Sept 10 as the two companies prepare to compete head-to-head in the streaming television busi
Global drug colossus, Sanofi, is set to wind up its Bangladesh operations after decades of producing key life-saving pharmaceutical products,
