Dhaka April 20, 2026, 6:27 am
They also said the garment factories, in their initial age, were operated by individual owners. Now majority of the apparel factories are owned by different group of companies.
Still, the rate is far less than the cost of funds for banks, as there is ample liquidity in the banking sector. Presently, banks take deposits at least 6 percent interest rate.
Prices of garlic imported from China dropped by Tk 10 to Tk 12 per kg in the last two weeks.
Prices of some spices in the retail markets have seen a significant rise ahead of holy Eid-ul-Azha, said consumers and small traders.
Electricity coverage through Solar Mini Grid Project (SMGP) in hard-to-reach river islands (chars) have been improving the lives of char people as well as fuelling the local economy.
With Eid-ul-Adha less than a week away, the kitchen market in the capital has seen an unusually low number of shoppers, as many of them have already left the capital for their country homes to observe Eid with their families.
The rank of the director general will be equivalent to a joint secretary or above and he or she will control all activities and procedures of all the registered trade organisations in the country, commerce ministry officials
At the same time, it will create a window of gold import and take appropriate steps to export value-added gold to other countries to stop unauthorised ways of trade.
A policy barrier stands in the way of American life insurer MetLife being listed with the local stock exchanges, officials said.
The Walton officials said, they are showcasing and selling out total 145 models of frost, non- frost and deep fridges in the local market on the occasion of Qurbani Eid, of which 53 models are fresh.
The Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL), the Chattogram-based gas distribution company, will receive gas to meet the local demand.
The assembling of the new cranes will take a few weeks starting from the Eid vacation, said Md Zafar Alam, member for admin and planning at Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).
A consortium of 17 local companies and a Chinese steelmaker is set to invest $3.5 billion to establish a Bangladesh-China joint venture integrated steel plant in Moheshkhali.
His net worth was $910 million as of July 25, said Forbes on its website.
The government is set to launch open-market sale (OMS) of key essential items today (Monday) to keep its prices within the buying capacity of the common people during Eid-ul-Azha.
The decision, which was taken last week at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, will soon be conveyed to the central bank for implementation.
Unilever and BASF handed over cheques worth Tk 53.43 million for the calendar year 2017 and Tk 1.16 million for the fiscal year of 2017-18 respectively to this effect to state minister for labour Mujibul Haque at his office a
The Feed Industries Association of Bangladesh had earlier urged the government not to include feeds under mandatory packaging by jute sacks as it would expose the products to moisture, which depreciates the quality.
According to the Fisheries and Livestock Ministry, there are now 1.16 crore sacrificial animals in the country for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha against last year's 1.04 crore.
On June 18, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a statutory regulatory order introducing online-compatible VAT returns form, scrapping the older version.
