Rice bran oil: Traders fear losing $200cr business for export bar
Local exporters are apprehending losing annual business worth $200 crore for a recent commerce ministry gazette barring rice bran oil export, for which a large number of letters of credit (LC)...
Policy support, reforms can ward off macroeconomic challenges
The country is facing its biggest macroeconomic challenge of the past decade due to a lack of reforms and the ongoing global crisis but it can be overcome with proper policy support and reforms,...
Board recast of closed, poor performing companies paying off
The wheels of the two companies have begun turning again after remaining closed for many years while another firm is moving towards resuming operation – thanks to the restructuring of boards by the...
Stock index rises as investors rush to buy
General stock investors in Bangladesh rushed to buy stocks yesterday after the regulator lowered the limit of the circuit breaker to stop the free fall of the index.
War on inflation: Asia targets supply, not consumers
From export bans to price controls, governments in Asia are taking a much more targeted approach than their Western counterparts in curbing global inflationary pressure, a strategy that appears to...
Manage subsidies in energy sector skilfully
The government should properly manage subsidies in the energy sector as taxpayer-backed spending is set to surge owning to higher commodity prices in the global market, according to the...
Rice bran oil: Traders fear losing $200cr business for export bar
Local exporters are apprehending losing annual business worth $200 crore for a recent commerce ministry gazette barring rice bran oil export, for which a large number of letters of credit (LC)...
Policy support, reforms can ward off macroeconomic challenges
The country is facing its biggest macroeconomic challenge of the past decade due to a lack of reforms and the ongoing global crisis but it can be overcome with proper policy support and reforms,...
Board recast of closed, poor performing companies paying off
The wheels of the two companies have begun turning again after remaining closed for many years while another firm is moving towards resuming operation – thanks to the restructuring of boards by the...
‘Bangladesh facing biggest macroeconomic challenge in a decade’
The country is facing the biggest macroeconomic challenge in the last one decade, said Selim Raihan, executive director of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem).
Cattle farmers in north grapple with high feed prices
Farmers and entrepreneurs who rear cattle for meat and milk in the country’s northern districts are currently suffering from an abnormal hike in feed prices.
Govt, BB steps well-timed
Bangladesh’s recent austerity and regulatory measures aimed at curbing non-essential imports, suspending the implementation of projects with high import components and cancelling the foreign tours...
Tax-free income limit likely to be unchanged
The government is likely to keep the tax-free income limit unchanged for fiscal year 2022-23 in order to expand the tax net, said officials of the finance ministry.
Boss is not always right!
I used to have a positional big boss who was new to the job and hardly had knowledge of the industry or the multinational way of working. Every time, my team put up a proposal to him, he would look...
Taka may be weakened further
Bangladesh’s national currency may weaken further against the US dollar as the central bank has moved to restore stability in the foreign exchange market.
BB, Brac Bank sign deal on refinance facility
Brac Bank has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to become a participating financial institution of a “Supporting Post Covid-19 Small Scale Employment Creation Project” funded by Asian...