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VAT on sweets may be cut

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) could cut value-added tax (VAT) on sweets by half to 7.5 per cent, according to officials of the finance ministry.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM

DCCI's former president Shahjahan Khan no more

He breathed his last on May 22 in Bangkok at the age of 73 years
23 May 2023, 15:09 PM

Japanese realtor JP Building to invest $20 million in Bangladesh

It opens new company for Bangladesh named JP Build BD Co
23 May 2023, 13:48 PM

US embassy welcomes removal of fumigation for imported American cotton

Effective May 16, 2023, US cotton can arrive in Bangladesh without fumigation at the port of entry
23 May 2023, 07:01 AM

Govt to recognise tea industry entities, individuals

The awards include tea garden with the highest yield, garden producing the "best quality" of tea, entity making the highest amount of export, "best" small-scale tea producer and best tea garden based on worker welfare.
22 May 2023, 15:03 PM

Md Jashim Uddin to be new president of Saarc Chamber

He is also the president of FBCCI and BPGMEA
22 May 2023, 12:45 PM

Tanveer Food gets $35 million IFC fund for rice mill

It will produce 17,000 tonnes of packaged rice by 2027
22 May 2023, 11:49 AM

Banks asked to take steps to ensure fire safety of business centres

The cautionary from the Bangladesh Bank comes after a number of fire incidents took place in various parts of the country recently, killing and injuring people and causing damage to properties.
22 May 2023, 08:31 AM

44 businesses to get CIP (industry) status

The CIP status will be given in the industrial sector in five categories -- ex-officio category, large industries, medium industries, small industries, and micro industries
20 May 2023, 11:45 AM

3-day int’l tourism fair beings in Dhaka

The three-day international tourism fair -- Dhaka Travel Mart -- began at a city hotel today.
18 May 2023, 16:31 PM

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Other PSP licensees in the country are iPay Systems, D Money Bangladesh, Recursion FinTech, Green & Red Technologies, and Progoti Systems.
18 May 2023, 12:05 PM

Govt to purchase 2.3 lakh tonnes of fertilisers

The industries ministry will buy 70,000 tonnes, agri ministry 1.6 lakh tonnes
17 May 2023, 15:24 PM

Tax return filing deadline extended for companies

Those who sought time extension will only get the opportunity
16 May 2023, 14:03 PM

Mercantile Islami Insurance’s profit drops 25% in Jan-Mar

But the insurer’s net asset value rose in March from December
16 May 2023, 13:38 PM

‘Allocate subsidies for those who need the most’

Planning minister says at event of Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh
15 May 2023, 14:32 PM

Maersk building 2.1 lakh sqft warehouse in Ctg

It will be ready by April 2024, the Danish logistics giant says
15 May 2023, 14:06 PM

7.5% GDP growth target for FY24 is unrealistic: PRI

The think tank organises pre-budget press briefing
14 May 2023, 12:03 PM

Businesses demand tighter security on Dhaka-Ctg highway

Garment exporters, transport owners, garment buying house and freight forwarding agencies made the call
11 May 2023, 15:30 PM

Safecon 2023 begins in Dhaka

It is an expo of products, services of infrastructure industry
11 May 2023, 14:18 PM

'Consumers shedding tears for rising commodity prices'

Kamal Ahmed Majumder, state minister for industries, says
11 May 2023, 13:28 PM