Dhaka April 20, 2025, 10:09 am
The government is contemplating to approach the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the imposition of anti-dumping duty (ADD) on Bangladeshi jute goods by India, according to officials.
The government, without fixing any timeframe, called on factory owners to pay monthly wage and festival allowance to workers properly before the Eid-ul-Azha holiday starts in phases.
Farm mechanisation, which has gained momentum over the years, is helping the agriculture sector raise productivity.
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken up a Tk 4.28 billion project to widen an existing road in Laksmipur, officials said on Friday.
The country's imports grew by more than 6.0 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2018-19 following higher imports of construction materials as intermediate goods, officials said.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) extended the deadline for updating VAT registration information to August 14 to help VAT payers submit their returns, officials said.
Speakers at a workshop on Wednesday called for removing non-tariff barriers (NTBs), improving customs facilities in the both ends of land ports and ensuring better connectivity to increase trade between Bangladesh and Northea
Brazil is on its way to become one of the world's leading oil producers, said Felipe Kury, the director of the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Finance to remove discrepancies between Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) policy and revenue board's orders.
The country's diesel consumption is on the decline as diesel-fired power plants are using less-than-expected fuel after the start of LNG imports.
Worries about the US-China trade war are running high during the current US quarterly reporting season, with companies as diverse as Juniper Networks and O’Reilly Automotive bemoaning the consequences but saying they are find
The US-based Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked customs houses to speed up customs formalities and release of imported goods -- especially key essential commodities -- on priority basis to ensure smooth supply ahead of Eid-ul-A
Businesses are facing difficulties to get registered with the VAT net after technical glitch in the server even as the July 31 deadline looms.
US and Chinese trade negotiators shift to Shanghai this week for their first in-person talks since a G20 truce last month, a change of scenery for two sides struggling to resolve deep differences on how to end a year-long tra
Within a short span of their launch in Dhaka city, short-distance circular bus services in Dhanmondi and Uttara neighbourhoods have turned into long-haul services for not wooing adequate passengers.
Floodwaters have continued to recede across the country for the past three days, but inundation has yet dealt Aman farming a severe blow in 25 districts.
French carmaker Renault is cutting back its sales forecasts amid slumping revenues and troubles at alliance partner Nissan.
The prices of hilsa showed a downward trend from last week, thanks to the end of a two-month fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal.
The Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) of the Planning Commission (PC) has approved two new metro-rail projects at a combined cost of Tk 931.62 billion, officials said.
