Australia's complaint to the World Trade Organisation over China's anti-dumping duties on wine exports should enable bilateral negotiations, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said on Sunday...

Twitter has lost its 'safe harbour' protection in India over non-compliance with IT rules and failure to appoint key personnel mandated beneath the new guidelines,...

Bangladesh has joined two other countries to lead the global cotton trade recovery as the demand for the commodity has risen sharply because of buoyant...

Bangladesh is just about the fourth greatest destination for exports from India overtaking Hong Kong in the first 90 days of the ongoing twelve months,...

The provision foot of the banks in Bangladesh deteriorated heavily in the first quarter of 2021 as a result of the surging bad loans, highlighting...

Bangladesh can save $500 million a year by recycling the cotton waste as garment factories and textile millers produce a huge level of leftovers of...

The government should make a two years' survival arrange for businesses, outlining different recovery guidelines, to guard the country's trade and economy amidst the pandemic,...

The second wave of coronavirus infections and subsequent lockdowns have derailed Bangladesh's financial recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, said the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and...

The government has withdrawn its plans to phase out reconditioned car imports over the next five years taking into consideration the growing demand for private...

The Dhaka STOCK MARKET (DSE) has filed a case against Banco Securities on discovering a shortfall of Tk 60 crore in its consolidated customers' account.Such...

Recruiting agencies will have to pay higher advance income tax (AIT) on service charges or costs they earn from migrant personnel going abroad, according to...

As feared, default loans went up substantially in the first quarter of 2021 after the government partially withdrew the loan moratorium facility, which had prevented...

The government should provide at least 80 per cent subsidy to farmers to bring agriculture machinery of their purchasing power.Representatives of farmers, machinery manufacturers and...

Bangladesh's fleet of oceangoing vessels is likely to expand in the coming years following the National Board of Revenue eased age rules for ships to...

ACI stocks soared yesterday when news broke that its subsidiary ACI Motors is defined to receive Tk 83.99 crore in foreign investment for the expansion...

Buoyed by the federal government policy targeted at developing the motorcycle industry, local companies are slowly but surely making a foray into the component manufacturing...

Social media giant Facebook yesterday received the value-added tax registration from the National Board of Revenue after 2 yrs of stalemate.Three entities of Facebook -...

Around 90 % of individuals of Bangladesh are forced to get low-quality products when the costs increase as their incomes usually do not go up...

The ICT Division will probably commence an IT audit on banks next month to measure their capacity to thwart cyberattacks as growing digitalisation and remote...

A bill titled "The House Building Finance Corporation Bill (Amendment) 2021" was put in the parliament today to improve House Building Finance Corporation's authorised capital...

Ceramics makers yesterday demanded a rise in the tariff on imported tiles and withdrawal of the local supplementary duty on tiles and sanitary products to...

Because of the potential of the country's listed companies, HSBC has termed Bangladesh's stock market as a "hidden gem" for fund managers.Although Bangladesh has higher...

Unilever Bangladesh, one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods companies, has appointed a Bangladeshi as its ceo and managing director for the next time.The brand...

Uber suspended it has the CNG-run auto-rickshaw service found in Dhaka soon after its rollout, citing "mechanical faults."Both the introduction and suspension of the service...

A fresh stimulus bundle of at least Tk 20,000 crore is needed especially for the survival and revival of cottage and micro enterprises (CMEs) as...

The cut in source tax in the proposed spending budget may well not bring down the cost of steel, meaning the price of infrastructure and...

The 5 % regulatory duty imposed on the import of rapeseed may cause the cost of mustard oil to shoot up and exceed the purchasing...

The stock price of virtually all general insurance companies has a lot more than doubled within the last year riding on speculation, putting the complete...

Telecom operators yesterday placed a slew of demands before the authorities, including slashing corporate tax from 40 % and 45 % to 25 % and...

The World Lender has projected that Bangladesh's GDP growth will be 5.1 percent within the next 2021-22 fiscal year.The WB revealed the projection on Tuesday...

Business leaders in Chattogram experience stressed the necessity for reforms found in the tax system, such as for example policies that usually do not require...

The central bank purchased $7.68 billion from the banking system in the first 11 months of the existing fiscal year, the best on record, to...

Individual sector credit growth has been sluggish, capital machinery imports declined, and commercial production grew slower in the outgoing fiscal year than a year ago.The...

The currency markets took a dip yesterday credited the profit booking tendency among investors.The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka STOCK MARKET (DSE), dropped...

LankaBangla Financing has received a overseas loan of $15 million from Luxembourg-based BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund.The mortgage loan proceeds will meet financing needs of tiny and...

The government has amended the Customs Act, doubling the penalty for providing incorrect information in import and export paperwork despite the fact that wrong declarations...

Textile millers yesterday demanded the withdrawal of value-added tax (VAT) and import duty about all types of manmade fibre for the potential growth of the...

Most of the private banks are reluctant to provide long-term loans to large and large industries, affecting industrialisation and professional projects in the united states. Although...

The government should make certain that stimulus funds for the cottage, micro, little and channel enterprises (CMSMEs) are quickly disbursed in order to facilitate sustainable...

The proposed budget has didn't offer fiscal measures to create jobs essential to millions of the persons in the informal sector who slipped to poverty...

Despite a 2.5 percentage point corporate tax reduction, listed and non-outlined companies might end up having to pay more tax than that last year because...

The government has shifted its focus from power generation to transmission and distribution as the sector is fighting overcapacity even though individuals are yet to...

Garment exporters yesterday demanded the continuation of the existing 0.5 % source tax for another five years.Apparel manufacturers usually demand for supply tax to come...

The proposed budget does not have very much to offer regarding concrete measures and impressive policies to combat Covid-19 induced challenges, said Centre for Coverage...

The Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed concern for devoid of sufficient allocation in the next budget for critical sectors, including health, to combat the Covid-19...

Financing Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said his authorities would be able to implement the budget for the upcoming fiscal time like it did during...

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Sector (MCCI) welcomed the proposed cover 2021-22 fiscal year, but it thinks implementation of the annual plan will be...

The US government on Tuesday closed the books on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that extended a almost $800-billion lifeline to smaller businesses to keep...

This year's national budget will be the second to be implemented amid the ongoing unprecedented monetary and social crisis brought on by Covid-19. One expectation is...

Bata Shoe Enterprise (Bangladesh), among the country's most common footwear makes, suffered losses for the first time in 59 years of functions since it had...