Sohel Parvez

Most of the poor people in urban areas remain deprived of the government’s social protection benefits. Only 17.84 percent of the poor people living in towns and cities receive support from social safety schemes, whereas 35.77 percent of the poor people in rural areas get the benefits, according to a World Bank report.

The hunger situation in Bangladesh continues to remain “serious”, with one in every seven persons suffering from undernourishment, according to the 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) released yesterday.

Paddy prices are refusing to pick up, much to the anxiety of farmers who are set to kick off aman paddy harvesting next month.

Prolonged low prices of paddy and floods have dampened the demand for agricultural machinery among farmers who are losing interest in making new investments, according to marketers.

Jute goods makers have got a shot in the arm from the National Board of Revenue, which has extended reduced tax benefit to them until fiscal 2022-23. At present, jute goods manufacturers pay 10 percent tax on their export income instead of 35 percent. But that privilege was due to

The National Board of Revenue plans to buy 14 container scanners to boost examination of export and import consignments and curb evasion of duties through false declaration.

The dream of having a home of their own began to take root the day Mithu and Dipti tied knot.

The National Board of Revenue is likely to reduce source tax on proceeds from all export items, including apparels, to 0.25 percent to help increase competitiveness of local products in international markets, said a senior official yesterday.

Imported cheaper frozen meat has aggressively been displacing homegrown beef in Bangladeshi eateries for the last one and a half years, which is a matter of grave concern for the local industry.

Taking advantage of loopholes in laws and policies, importers brought in at least five consignments of gambling equipment. Even though a 152-year-old law prohibits gambling and the constitution assigns the state to “adopt effective measures to prevent

Onion prices kept surging yesterday despite measures and promises from the government to cool down the market of the essential cooking ingredient.

The government is looking to use the rooftops of factories and public agencies to generate about 300MW of clean electricity through solar photovoltaics (PV) -- a move that can slash emissions and dependency on fossil fuel.

A tall glass of chilled vivid purple drink awaits Sarah Hussain as she comes down for breakfast with her family.

The revenue authority plans to buy a total of 300,000 sales monitoring devices this fiscal year to bring all shops under an online

The revenue authority plans to buy a total of 300,000 sales monitoring devices this fiscal year to bring all shops under an online network and cut the scope for VAT evasion.

Goodness has a value and a cost and consumers should understand this and be willing to pay extra because companies have to spend more when they follow good practices with a view to ensuring safety in the value chain of foods.

Local firms are increasingly embracing robots to increase productivity and competitiveness -- a development that is poised to displace workers in the labour-abundant country.

Fresh fruits and vegetables export bounced back in fiscal 2018-19, ending four straight years of slump, thanks to higher demand and efforts to improve farming and packaging practices in order to produce and ship disease-free crops.

Informal entry of cattle, mainly from India, has dropped significantly in the face of strict vigil by law enforcement agencies of the neighbouring country along the border with Bangladesh and rising domestic farming, according to traders and customs data.

The tax exemption benefit given to industrial units inside the economic zones has created disparity between factories outside the