Industry

DSE turnover increases by 18.1pc

The daily average turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) today increased by 18.1 per cent to Tk 3624.22 milion from the previous session.

Stocks, however, witnessed fall as the investors were on a selling spree, especially on major sectors.

The…

Two-day ‘Bangladesh Remittance Fair’ to start on Oct 20 in NY

With theme, ‘New Opportunities, New Markets, New Partnerships,’ the two-day ‘Bangladesh Remittance Fair’ is going to begin on October 20 at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in New York.

The Bangladesh-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muk…

UNDP report: Over 4 crore Bangladeshis trapped in extreme poverty

Some 4.17 crore people in Bangladesh are living in extreme poverty, with 6.5% of the population facing severely dire conditions, according to a latest report.

The report, titled ‘Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: Poverty Amid Conflict’, wa…

Traders demand to reduce 5pc duty on import of soybean, palm oils

Leaders of the edible oil traders today demanded to reduce 5 percent of import duty on soybean and palm oils and fix it to 10 percent from the existing 15 percent along with waiver all value-added tax (VAT) imposed at the production and business stage…

DCCI calls for automation in port operations

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Ashraf Ahmed today called for automation in port operations, increasing logistics facilities and reducing gap regarding coordination among related organizations.

‘Automation in port operations, …

Govt to sell potato, egg, onion, patal under OMS from tomorrow

The government has decided to start selling of potato, eggs, onion, patal under Open Market Sale (OMS) in the capital from tomorrow.

‘For the first time we are going to start selling of perishable items such as potato, egg, onion, patal at different …

BB re-fixes commemorative gold coin price

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has re-fixed the prices of commemorative gold coins of the “International Mother Language Day-2000”, “Birth Centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 1920-2020” and “Golden Jubilee of the Independence 197…

Govt cancels CIP cards for 2023

The government has cancelled all activities related to issuing Commercially Important Person (CIP) cards for 2023.

To this end, the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) today issued a circular.

The government every year awards CIP status to businesspeople …