Port and Shipping
Gold price hits new record again
Jewellers are selling each bhori of gold at Tk 119,637 from 7pm today
Livestock services week, fair begin
3,000 farmers from 466 upazilas take part in "Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024"
Another garment factory receives LEED green certification
Bangladesh now has 215 LEED-certified factories
Import of another 124,000 tonnes of rice given go-ahead
Some 91,000 tonnes will be parboiled rice and 33,000 tonnes sunned rice
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
Commodity market monitoring to continue: Titu
There is ample supply of basic goods, the state minister for commerce says
Steel sector’s operational cost rises 65% in a year
Dollar crisis, rise in utility bills taking toll, says Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association
Bangladesh's RMG exports via Delhi airport upset Indian apparel makers
Garments from Bangladesh have been a key driver behind the surge in export cargo trans-shipment at the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) in the last one year but the development has upset Indian apparel suppliers..On February 7 last year, India allowed DIAL to serve as a cargo tra
IMF suggests raising tax-free income limit to Tk 5 lakh
The International Monetary Fund has suggested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) restructure the personal income tax slabs and increase the tax-free income limit to Tk 5 lakh from the existing Tk 3.5 lakh.
Forex reserves fall below $20 billion after import payments
$1.29 billion import bills cleared last week, which brought down the reserves to $19.99 billion on Wednesday
SM Mannan Kochi nominated as new BGMEA president
Syed Nazrul Islam new first vice-president and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam senior vice-president
BGMEA wants stronger ties with US firm VF Corporation
VF Corporation's top official meets BGMEA president
Ban on foreign travel, trade licence, national award for wilful defaulters
Bangladesh Bank issues new guideline on wilful defaulters today
Banks can voluntarily merge until December: Bangladesh Bank
After December, the central bank will take decision on merger, acquisition
