Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore as value-added tax (VAT) in August, with social media giant Facebook depositing the highest amount, which reflects the growing interest of businesses in using advertisements about their products and services in the digital sphere.

The price of aluminium products has increased significantly over the past year due to the rising cost of raw materials at the international level, according to industry insiders.

Around 400 trucks carrying imported goods from India are waiting to unload goods at the Burimari land port of Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat due to a shortage of space in customs’ warehouses.

The per capita foreign debt of the citizens of Bangladesh is Tk 24,890 now, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday. The minister said this in reply to a query from ruling Awami League MP Didarul Alam from Chittagong-4 in the parliament.

Production in textile mills in some areas in Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur and Chattogram has been affected severely due to a shortage of gas supplies to the industrial units.

Bangladesh and Australia yesterday signed the Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement (Tifa) to attract investment and eliminate trade barriers between the two countries.

Production in the textile mills in some areas in Savar, Narayanganj, Dhamrai, Manikganj, Gazipur and Chattogram areas has been affecting severely due to shortage of gas supply in the industrial units.

Bali’s tourism industry is hoping for an uptick in business after Covid-19 social restrictions were eased for the resort island on Monday, with the government beginning to formulate plans to allow foreign travel to resume.

With help from Bangladesh Tea Board, 82 farmers in Lalmonirhat district of Rangpur division are farming tea on 121 acres of plain land with great success.

Thirty banks and financial institutions of the country were honoured by Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday for being last fiscal year’s top taxpayers.

Around 84 per cent of garment workers are concerned about the current situation of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, according to a survey by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) released yesterday.

It has been six months since farmers have harvested potato and wheat. However, if anyone requests for data about the quantity of the crops produced and their acreage in the latest harvest from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the state agency responsible for generating data nationally, they will be disappointed as no information is available.

Around 84 per cent of the garment workers are concerned about the current state of Covid-19 in Bangladesh, according to a survey revealed today.

Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) is going to issue halal certification for processed products, particularly processed foods, to facilitate exports.

South  Korean company JD Creation Ltd will invest $4.15 million in Mongla  Export Processing Zone to establish an industrial unit to manufacture  camping items, garments, tents and garment accessories.

The price of raw jute has fallen by about Tk 500 per maund (37 kilogrammes) at local markets in Faridpur district, thereby depriving farmers and traders of higher profits, local sources said.

Tech-based transportation platform Jatri has raised $1.2 million, or nearly Tk 10.03 crore, in its latest round of fund-raising to expand its operations across the country.

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will issue halal certificates for processed goods, cosmetics, medicines or any other services.

With investment stagnating at a dismal level and foreign direct investment hovering around $2.5 billion annually, the government is going to hold a summit in a bid to attract foreign investors and break the current stalemate.

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) is going to organise a two-day investment summit from November 28 to focus on the development of the investment environment in the country.