Asia

Chattogram sea port has made it to the list of ‘Three millionaire ports’ in the world. Chattogram Port has achieved this glory by handling 3 million containers this year. There are 60 such ports in the world. Chattogram Port (CP), the principal port of Bangladesh has achieved...

The European Union (EU) is unlikely to fully withdraw Cambodia’s Everything-But-Arms (EBA) trade status, the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia said after meeting visiting EU representatives recently. Labour trends are positive and speculations about EBA are alarmist and affect investor confidence, Kaing Monika, GMAC deputy secretary general...

A Texas jury ruled Wednesday that Chinese technology giant Huawei stole trade secrets from a Silicon Valley startup, but jurors declined to levy damages, saying Huawei didn't benefit from the theft. The jury in US District Court in Sherman, Texas, also rejected Huawei's claims that Cnex Labs...

Japan will make more investments in Bangladesh when situation returns to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic ends. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh ITO Naoki said this when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gono Bhaban today. After...

The new VAT (Value Added Tax) law has mostly been transformed into its 1991 version because of myriad changes made during the past six months, critics have said. Economists were critical of this edition, saying changing the provisions of the fresh law has made it far worse...

The government has directed the specialised banks and financial institutions to work out their plans to recover money from all loan defaulters. The Financial Institution Division of the Finance Ministry has recently given this directive to the banks while holding a meeting with the top executives of...

বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতি ২০২৪ সালের মধ্যে মালয়েশিয়া, হংকং এবং সিঙ্গাপুরকে ছাড়িয়ে বিশ্বের ৩০তম বৃহত্তম অর্থনীতির দেশ হয়ে উঠবে বলে সেন্টার ফর ইকোনমিকস অ্যান্ড বিজনেস রিসার্চের (সিইবিআর) প্রকাশিত এক বৈশ্বিক প্রতিবেদনে বলা হয়েছে। বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতি ২০২০ সালে ওয়ার্ল্ড ইকোনমিক লীগ টেবিলের ৪০তম স্থান থেকে ২০২৯ ও...

Tour operators from Bangladesh and South Korea at a webinar have discussed ways to explore tourism opportunities, highlighting the scopes that South Korea offers.   Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), in association with TravTalk, hosted the webinar on Tuesday, shedding light on Korea’s beautiful regions...

Despite sluggish merchandise exports from Bangladesh in the outgoing year 2019, a United Nations (UN) body forecasts positive annual export growth for the country. The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) made the projections in its latest Asia-Pacific Trade in Goods Trends...

The customs authority has issued a rule to allow duty-free import of products without insurance and freight charges valued lower than Tk 2,000. The similar facility will be applicable to a product whose import duty is below Tk 2,000. The 'Customs (Deminimis) Rule-2019' will clear the way...