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Gold price hits new record again
Jewellers are selling each bhori of gold at Tk 119,637 from 7pm today
Another garment factory receives LEED green certification
Bangladesh now has 215 LEED-certified factories
All member factories completed paying March salary, Eid bonus: BGMEA
BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today
New industries outside economic zones will not get electricity, gas
The cabinet committee on economic affairs says
70% factories yet to pay March salary
Some 70% have already paid festival bonus, Industrial police say
Leather shipment recovers, fetches $100 million in 9 months
Leather exports rose 9.8% year-on-year in Jul-Mar of FY24
FBCCI's plea for tariff protection devoid of reality
On April 4, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the government to pay attention to ensuring reasonable protection from customs tariffs for the sake of employment and promoting domestic industries, services and small and medium enterprises.
NBR issues gazette to process imports faster
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a gazette notification stipulating that imports have to be declared well in advance of the previous deadline for notifying of their arrival, all to reduce false declarations and enable quick releases.
Forex reserves fall by half a billion in a week
It hit $19.45 billion on March 27, down from $19.98 billion on March 20
Contracts of Summit’s three power plants extended
The plants are located in Dhaka’s Ashulia, Narshingdi’s Madhabdi and Cumilla’s Chandina
Another Bangladeshi factory obtains Gold LEED certification
Gazipur-based APS Knit Composite Ltd scored 71 out of 110
Russia wants skilled manpower from Bangladesh
The Putin administration will take 60 workers initially and more in phases
Management of the port enters new era
In December, a historic deal marked the start of a new era for port management across the country as Bangladesh welcomed its first foreign port operator.
Chattogram Port: From archaic anchorage to modern marvel
If you get a chance to take a stroll inside the present-day terminal of Chattogram Port, a world of mechanical marvels awaits.
German retail firm Otto urged to source more high-value RMG: BGMEA
A delegation of Otto Group meets BGMEA president today
India’s biggest wholesale market in Nashik demands withdrawal of onion export ban
The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand
