Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested global apparel buyers to nominate more shipping liners and off-docks to facilitate timely shipment of export containers.

Global e-commerce company Amazon has paid Tk 53 lakh in value added tax (VAT) directly to the revenue authority after it got registration for the indirect tax.

The revenue authority has slashed import tariffs on rice until October 30 this year to facilitate private purchases from international sources and contain prices of the staple food in the domestic market.

The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has to be increased to create skilled human resources to address the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, according to speakers at a webinar held yesterday.

The Dhaka stock index soared sharply to almost 6,700 points yesterday alongside retail investors’ participation while Bangladesh Bank continues to mop up excess liquidity from the banking system.

Anyone with experience of preparing tax returns is aware that there is a complicated part: matching asset with liability.

Bangladesh should double down on its efforts in processing and marketing of agricultural products alongside increasing productivity of the sector, agriculturists and experts said at a webinar yesterday.

All nine sugar mills operating across the country may face a shortage of sugarcane this year as the total farming area of this cash crop has declined by almost half compared to previous growing seasons.

Although eight months have passed since the closure of six sugar mills, there has been little progress in modernising them owing to red tape.

The trustee board of two funds of the Capital & Asset Portfolio Management (CAPM) Company yesterday announced dividends for unitholders for the year ending on June 30, 2021.   

The government has taken a special initiative to increase the volume of garment export to the US markets, as the shipment of apparel items to the country’s single largest export destination is growing on the back of high demand.

Weavers and clothing entrepreneurs in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar usually take on loans to make Manipuri clothing items as they get ready for higher sales ahead of Eid festivals.

Label Makers, a Bangladeshi company, is going to establish a garment accessories plant in Dhaka Export Processing Zone with an investment of $1.14 million.

The Ministry of Textiles and Jute has issued a circular stating that no company or individual will be allowed to stockpile more than 1,000 maunds of jute for more than one month.

The use of information and communication technology has to be increased to create skilled human resources to address the challenges of the fourth industrial revolution, speakers said at a webinar today.

The revenue authority has slashed import tariffs on rice until October 30 to facilitate private purchases from international sources and contain prices of the staple food in the domestic market.

The Dhaka stocks rallied today sending the benchmark index to near 6,700 amid retail investors’ increased participation.

The Label Makers Ltd, a Bangladeshi company, is going to invest $1.14 million in Dhaka Export Processing Zone to establish a garment accessories industry.

South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank (SBAC) debuted on the stock market yesterday and the price of its shares almost immediately soared by 10 per cent as no one was selling the stock.

National Fisheries Week will be observed across the country from August 28, according to Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim.