Dhaka February 23, 2025, 7:41 pm
The demand for halal foods is gradually increasing across the world
Russell T Ahmed, president of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) said this while speaking at a pre-budget press conference at the BASIS head office in Dhaka on Thursday
Countries continue to face challenges in cross-border paperless trade, as shown by the average implementation rate of only 42 percent, according to the Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Report 2024
Outstanding public and publicly guaranteed debt -- as percentage of revenue earnings and export of goods, and services and remittance earnings -- have hit 200pc
Branches of the scheduled banks in the readymade garments industrial areas will remain open to facilitate payment of garment workers' salary, Eid bonus, allowances and export-import activities
Asian economies are not doing as well as they could and growth in the region is forecast to slow to 4.5% this year from 5.1% in 2023, the World Bank (WB) said in a report released Monday
Due to the sharp devaluation of the taka against the dollar for the last two months, the flow of inward remittances fell below $2 billion in March
As part of its initial measures, customs duties on 6 items have been reduced, signaling Bangladesh's commitment to aligning its trade practices with international standards
The leaders of the tannery industry presented the findings at a discussion jointly organised by Tannery Workers Union (TWU) and Bangladesh Labor Rights Journalist Forum (BLRJF) with the support of Solidarity Center at the cap
The reserves were above $21 billion in the first week of March, and went below $19 billion due to the payment of Asian Clearing Union (ACU) bills
Prime Minister asked all concerned to take necessary steps to avail the facilities and benefits after the LDC graduation and also take necessary preparations for facing the challenges
The approval came from the ECNEC meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e Bangla Nagar area
Most of the CSR funds – 97.55% – came from 43 private commercial banks, followed by foreign commercial banks with a share of 1.83%
The decision was made at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 20 March with Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali in the chair
CPD Distinguished Fellow Prof Mustafizur Rahman was speaking at a media briefing on the “CPD’s Recommendations for the National Budget FY2024-25” at its office in Dhaka
The core idea is to make tax payments easy and transparent to improve taxpayer services which in turn will help NBR to collect more revenue
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with other humanitarian partners, Wednesday (13 March) called on the international community to redouble efforts to protect and assist Rohingya refugees and their host communities. Bangladesh is
It aims to modernise tax policies, foster economic growth, deepen bilateral ties
The government, with the support of private sector operators, is keen to make paying taxes easy, tax rules easy to understand and rationalise tax exemptions
Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that the international bidding for offshore oil and gas exploration will draw a huge response