Business & Economy
BTMA seeks VAT cut on textile wastage
Business Desk : Leaders of the country’s primary textile millers have demanded withdrawal of two-stage value-added tax (VAT) on the purchase of textile wastage from...
Banks asked to take steps to prevent dengue
Business Desk :In the wake of dengue outbreak across the country, Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday instructed banks to take adequate measures to protect bank...
BEPZA EZ gets $8.6m investment from S Korea
Business Desk :South Korean company Dongwoo BD Limited is going to set up a shoe accessories manufacturing industry in BEPZA Economic Zone (EZ) with an...
JBL holds business review meeting
Business Desk :Janata Bank has organised a daylong meeting to review the progress in achieving the business target in the current year. Held at Janata...
Huawei declares 15pc net profit margin in H1
Business Desk :Huawei has announced its business results for the first half of 2023 this week. In this half year, it has generated CNY310.9 billion...
TCB starts selling of commodities at subsidized prices
Business Desk :The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started selling of essential commodities at subsidized prices as part of its selling operations for the...
India passes data protection bill amid surveillance concerns
Al Jazeera :Indian lawmakers have passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users’ data amid criticism that it will likely...
BFTI, BCI sign MoU to enhance trade skills
Business Desk :A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) and Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) under the Ministry...
Bangladesh’s debt-to-GDP ratio for Q3’FY23 rises
Business Desk :The country’s debt-to-GDP ratio went up by approximately two percentage points to 32.55% in the third quarter of last FY23, as per the...