Dhaka March 14, 2025, 7:28 pm
Lower prices and unsold produce at warehouses, however, caused Tk 125.15 billion losses to the farmers and cold storage owners last year
The total cost of the project is €270 million and consists of the purchase of about 200 rail passenger carriages and about 40 locomotives for regional and intercity services
The Labour Force Survey 2016-17 (LFS 2017) showed that the number of unpaid family workers declined to 7.2 million in 2016-17 from 8.6 million in 2015-16
Emphasizing on the excellent bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and Korea
The economic growth target for the fiscal 2018-19 will be set at 7.8 percent, according to a PID handout
The annual disbursement of the industrial term loan stood at Tk 631.81 billion in 2017, as against Tk 676.39 billion in the previous year
Under the proposed ODA package, Japan will provide some Yen 2.65 billion for Matarbari port-development project, Yen 37.22 billion for Dhaka MRT line-6 construction (phase-III) project, Yen 7.36 billion for Dhaka MRT line -5
The Chinese loan will have to be repaid in 20 years with 2.0 per cent fixed interest rate. Besides, 0.25 per cent management fee and 0.25 per cent commitment fee are applicable for the single largest loan from China
A good number of foreign nationals are currently working in Bangladesh bypassing registration
BBA is facing difficulties in its test piling at nearly half of the piers out of total 42 in the might river as it is not getting hard soil on the riverbed and in the depth of the riverbed
To mitigate the ongoing liquidity crunch, the state-owned enterprises (SoEs) may be allowed to deposit 60 per cent of their funds with the public banks and rest 40 per cent with the PCBs
The Finance Minister sought another five-year term for the Awami League government
The commerce and industry ministry of Sri Lanka has called for stronger maritime and air links with Bangladesh to boost bilateral trade and investments between the two South Asian countries
Under the provision, Bangladeshi companies having businesses in the low- tax regimes would have to pay a part of tax as per country's corporate-tax rates
NBR will discuss issues relating to customs and tax with representatives of 21 sectors as part of its pre-budget talks
Bangladesh can catch fish from up to 660 kilometres from the Bay of Bengal
The government has enacted the Public-Private Partnership Act-2015 to provide legal framework for creation of PPPs by involving the private sector participation along with the public sector and attracting local and foreign in
Bangladesh export earnings from US saw a 4.46% fall to $5.07 billion in 2017
Greater job creation, better use of funds from new windows a must. Muhith says as experts show ways of dealing with BD's post-LDC challenges, opportunities
Under the order, exporters enjoy VAT exemptions from both imports of raw materials for the production of export goods and shipment of products.
