Business & Economy
City Bank approves 12.50pc cash and 12.50pc stock dividend
Business Desk :The 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of City Bank was held on Sunday, June 12, 2022 through virtual platform. Aziz Al Kaiser, Chairman...
We want an inclusive development budget in the face of inflation
Business Desk :On Saturday 11th June, a newly established organization called ‘Center for Inclusive Development Dialogue (CIDD)’ organized a discussion meeting on ‘Proposed 2022-23 Budget’...
Press conference of bidi workers in proposed budget
Business Desk :Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation has held a press conference to respond to the proposed budget for the proposed 2022-2023 fiscal year. The press...
FDI in Bangladesh rose to $2.9bn in 2021, around pre-pandemic level: UNCTAD
Business Desk :With the economy back to normal amid a rapid fall in COVID-19 cases, foreign direct investment or FDI in Bangladesh has increased almost...
Stocks fall despite corporate tax cut proposal
Business Desk :The stock market index fell on Sunday despite the proposed budget for 2022-23 fiscal year recommended cutting corporate tax by 2.5 percentage points...
Standard Chartered Saadiq Bangladesh named “Best Islamic Bank for Digital CX” by The Digital Banker
Business Desk :Standard Chartered Saadiq Bangladesh has been recognised as “Best Islamic Bank for Digital CX (customer experience)” in Bangladesh at The Digital Banker’s Digital...
Proposed budget didn’t reflect IT industry’s demand: BASIS
Business Desk :The top IT trade body Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) on Saturday said the proposed budget did not reflect the...
Minimum tax-free income threshold needs to be clear: Dr Wahiduddin
Business Desk :Former Dhaka University professor and economist Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has said that personal income tax thresholds remain unaddressed in the Budget FY2022-23, and...
Proposed budget likely to encourage fridge assembling industry, increase spare parts import
Staff Reporter :In line with the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2022-23, tariffs on import of spare parts at the local refrigerator and freezer...