Dhaka May 9, 2026, 9:43 pm
The government has finally decided to employ the Norwegian-US joint venture (JV) TGS-Schlumberger for carrying out a survey to delineate the hydrocarbon reserves in the Bay of Bengal.
The government's drives to procure 1.2 million tonnes of the staple and export 1.0 million tonnes have failed the peasantry, market observers maintained.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has alleged the apex chamber body is trying to impede the implementation of new VAT law once again.
The government has moved to set up three utility-scale wind power plants as part of its efforts to enhance electricity generation from renewable energy sources, officials said.
Chinese oil giant Sinopec is eyeing to team up with French company Technip to jointly build a new 3.0 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) capacity crude oil refinery worth US$1.15 billion (Tk 89.49 billion) in Chattogram.
This comes at odd with the board's earlier stance on verifying the information before the issuance of fresh VAT registration.
The central bank has relaxed regulation allowing foreigners to open temporary non-resident Taka account (NRTA) with any scheduled bank along with authorised dealer (AD) bank branches to facilitate foreign direct investment (F
The government has taken a number of ‘important’ projects to expand the activities and surveillance of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) across the country.
Norwegian Telenor Group, parent company of Bangladesh’s leading mobile operator Grameenphone, and Malaysia-based Axiata, parent company of another mobile operator Robi, are in negotiation to merge their Asia operations, keepi
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted the import of raw materials for production of Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) from VAT payment until December 2025.
Some key essentials, including beef, chicken and brinjal, saw their prices surge further on Monday, just a day before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken a move to use for added components an amount of money saved from a big project under which three bridges have been constructed.
The country requires to spend US$ 10 billion worth of foreign currencies annually for hiring mid and top level executives especially in multinational companies (MNCs).
The country’s top business leaders on Thursday demanded a 5% cash incentive against exports of apparel goods both in traditional and non-traditional markets for the next three years to adjust the costs of production.
'It is not possible to ensure a safe commodity market by only imposing punishment or fine on corrupt businessmen; everyone has to work to protect their rights'
'All dishonest businessmen will be brought under accountability, if found to be guilty of food adulteration'
However, it also called for introducing technology for further advancement of Bangladesh apparel industry
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is formulating a set of guidelines for banks and financial institutions (FIs) to prevent trade-based money laundering (ML) in the country.
The United States and China are nearing a trade deal that would roll back a portion of the $250 billion in US tariffs on Chinese goods, Reuters reported citing Politico on Wednesday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has suggested the central bank to take necessary steps to bring down the daily transaction limit of 'Nagad', making it equivalent to that of other mobile financial servic
