Chinese company to invest $7.6 million to establish factory inside Bepza Economic Zone to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients

Says Prof SR Osmani at BIDS conference

Ahsan H Mansur says at BIDS conference on development

Port management in Bangladesh entered a new era yesterday through the appointment of a Saudi Arabia-backed foreign operator

The government has decided to award a licence to Starlink, brainchild of Elon Musk,that could create competition in the internet business in Bngladesh

Wage growth remains below inflation rate as per BBS data , compelling many to cut consumption

Bangladesh may import a lower volume of cotton in 2023-24 owing to a fall in orders from garments buyers, difficulties in opening LCs

Pressure on the foreign exchange reserves remains high as the deficit in the financial account continues to widen despite the narrowing trade gap and a current account surplus.

each bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 108,125, down from Tk 109,874 earlier

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) today inked a concession agreement with the Saudi Arabia's company Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) to operate the newly built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) on PPP-G2G basis for next 22 years.

No LC transactions to be processed if under sanctions from US and others, says a US retailer

World Bank President Ajay Banga on Wednesday called on member countries to make the next replenishment of the lender's fund for the world's poorest countries the largest ever, warning that the International Development Association (IDA) was being pushed to its limits by increasing demands..<p

The commerce ministry yesterday informed of having postponed its upcoming meeting on the latest labour rights reforms with five diplomats “for the Christmas holiday”.

government is likely to lower its economic growth target by one percentage point for the fiscal year ending in June

Says Simon Stevens, executive vice-president (international) of Arla Foods

two tanneries of Apex and Bay Leather to set up their own effluent treatment plants and other companies are waiting for permission

Bangladesh’s textile sector needs adequate funds, technology and policy support to ensure a circular economy, which will be a major requirement to export products to western countries in upcoming years, experts said yesterday.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has provided exemption to the withholding tax on the interest earnings of foreign lenders who are lending to local firms for three months, according to a notification.

Once again, Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman has been named one of the 76 highest taxpayers in the country

MJL Bangladesh PLC, one of the leading private lubricant marketers, plans to invest $32.5 million, or Tk 350 crore, to purchase a newly-built tanker and provide rental services to private liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) companies.