The government has decided to impose fines and progressive tax on a daily basis on foreigners for overstaying their visas and working illegally in Bangladesh, according to a decision taken at a meeting on Tuesday.

However, GP recommended dividend, which is lowest at least since 2015

They also sought policy support

Deputy Governor Abu Farah Md Nasser likely to be appointed in the post

EU Ambassador Charles Whiteley meets Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu yesterday sought Chinese investment for import substitution to reduce the big trade gap with China.

Dhaka Stock Exchange visits the company’s closed production unit

Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners Association will organise the six-day event

Action plan has already been taken, the central bank says

It made Tk 24.83 crore in Oct-Dec of FY24, Tk 18.07 in the same period FY23

Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route

Local garment makers should diversify their products and invest in human resource development to prepare for any hurdles that may come after Bangladesh graduates from a least developed country (LDC) in 2026, according to experts.

Veon Ltd has announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Banglalink has completed the sale of part of its tower portfolio in Bangladesh to Summit Towers Limited for about Tk 1,100 crore or $100 million.

Its losses per share hit Tk 0.28 in Oct-Dec of 2023

Its earnings per share dropped to Tk 0.02 in Q2 of FY24, from Tk 0.13 in Q2 of FY23

Spending under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies having used just 22.48 percent of their allocations till December last year, official figures showed.

The government has cut the export subsidy for almost all sectors to reduce the pressures on Bangladesh's coffers and bring down the rates gradually

Some 79.1 percent of the apparel factory owners said international buyers are yet to increase prices of Bangladeshi goods, which they earlier promised to do after the new garment wage comes into effect in December last year, a survey found.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the tenure of licences for bonded warehouses to three years from two years to cut the time and cost for exporters.

Its profit decreased by 99.6% year-on-year to Tk 2 crore