Pharma companies want exemption from import duties
Business Desk :Country’s drugmakers have sought an exemption from all sorts of related duties and taxes on import of plastic items used in packaging exportable...
Business & Economy
Prices of vegetables come down but rice, edible oil still high
Economic Reporter :The prices of the rice, edible oil and pulse are still high in the city’s kitchen markets, although the prices of winter vegetables...
Women in garment sector hit hard by Covid-19: ILO
BSS, Dhaka :The impact of COVID-19 on women in the garment industry has worsened due to underlying challenges, including discrimination and harassment, underrepresentation of women’s...
Relaxation of foreign exchange regulations on trade transactions to boost exports
Economic reporter :Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), a platform for public-private dialogue between Government on the one hand and trade and industry on the other,...
Govt to place Nagad under BB to ensure discipline in MFS industry
Economic Reporter :With mounting business trend in 2020 driven by rising pandemic demand, the country’s Mobile Financial Service (MFS) industry is set to jump-start to...
Global economic recovery from Covid-19 ‘remains difficult’: IMF
AFP, Washington :The global economy faces a hard road back from the Covid-19 downturn, and nations should remove trade barriers on medical technologies to aid...
SCB, Robi sign deal to launch co-branded credit card
Business Desk :Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) and Robi Axiata Limited (Robi) have recently launched a co-branded credit card to provide innovative services to enterprise business...
Truck Lagbe launches new app
Business Desk :Truck Lagbe, an online app-based truck rental service provider, has launched a newer version of its app released on Google Play Store aiming...
Stocks keep losing marginally amid low turnover
Business Desk :Stocks closed marginally lower for the two straight sessions on Thursday amid thin participation of investors as they mostly focused on Robi’s initial...
GAIN distributes sanitizers among businessmen in city’s New Market
Business Desk :Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), a Switzerland-based development organization, has distributed masks and sanitizers among 300 vendors and customers in the capital....