US factory activity continued to expand in August but manufacturers struggled with ongoing supply chain snarls while employment contracted again, according to an industry survey released Wednesday.

Potato farmers and traders have been left bewildered by a drastic fall in potato prices this year as many of them had packed their produce into cold storages to sell during the rainy season, when most crops die of flooding and before the arrival of winter crops, in order to maximise profits.

Nasir Glass Industries has been accused of evading Tk 11.22 crore in value-added tax payment in a case filed by the VAT Audit, Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (VAIID).

Al Mahmud, who hails from Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj, went to Bahrain as a migrant worker 10 years ago.

Mitsubishi Motors yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conduct a feasibility study on establishing a production unit in Bangladesh by 2025 as the Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer looks to expand its footprint in South Asia.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC), a renowned automotive manufacturer of Japan, has taken steps to conduct a feasibility study to establish an automobile assembly plant in Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka’s drive to become the world’s first 100 per cent organic food producer threatens its prized tea industry and has triggered fears of a wider crop disaster that could deal a further blow to the beleaguered economy.

Just after completing his graduation in 1988, Selim H Rahman, chairman and managing director of Hatil Furniture, started gathering experience in the timber business and together with his father, developed an idea to manufacture doors on a commercial basis.

Walton has signed an agreement with the Department of Environment (DoE) on the latter’s premises in the capital recently over an “HCFC Phase-out Management Plan Stage II” project. 

The country's annual consumption of oils and fats currently stands at 30.3 lakh tonnes, 92 per cent of which is met through imports. Bangladesh imported 27.73 lakh tonnes of edible oil, fats and oil seed worth $2.12 billion in fiscal 2019-20.

Farque Hassan, president of apparel makers’ platform the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said a new international accord cannot be formed.

The government’s allocation for helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) overcome coronavirus-induced losses is less compared to the funds set aside for the same purpose in India, Thailand, and Malaysia, according to a recent study.

Bangladesh will face severe competition in garment shipment to the European Union (EU) once it makes the United Nations status graduation from a least developed to a developing nation, a noted economist said yesterday.

The government has allocated less incentive than India, Thailand, and Malaysia in the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sector to help them overcome the losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report of SME Foundation revealed today.

Saudi tourists ride horse-drawn carriages, pose for portraits by street artists and play chess on benches with locals in Lviv, a city in Ukraine more accustomed to hosting European guests.

The expatriate welfare and overseas employment ministry has framed a policy to recognise recruiting agents as commercially important persons (CIPs) for their contribution to overseas employment.

Allured by the high price of raw jute at the fag end of last year, a section of traders and seasonal buyers are now rushing to stockpile the product.

Banks in the country should give long-term loans to entrepreneurs who wish to establish industrial units, said speakers at a webinar held yesterday.

Revenue collection grew marginally in July owing to the slowdown in business activities in the face of the government’s restrictions to combat the coronavirus spread.

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has sought a Tk 1,000 crore stimulus package from the government to disburse loans for the development and expansion of the cottage industry and SMEs.