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The Meghna Industrial Economic Zone (MIEZ) located beside the Dhaka-Chattogram highway was just a catkin field five years ago but it has since turned into an industrial hub. Situated on 110 acres of land at Tipordi under the Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj, the MIEZ was established by...

A possible global economic slowdown because of the spread of coronavirus to a large number of countries, including Japan, Italy and the United States, has become a new headache for Bangladeshi exporters, who have already been affected because of problems in importing raw materials and capital machinery...

Adani Group's entry into Bangladesh's money-spinning infrastructure sector is drawing closer after it declared incorporation of a wholly owned subsidiary company named Adani Bangladesh Ports Private (ABPPL) on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, where it is listed. Kamlesh Bhagia, company secretary...

করোনা প্রাদুর্ভাবের নেতিবাচক প্রভাব পড়তে শুরু করেছে বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতিতে। এরই মধ্যে দেশের অন্তত ১৪টি খাতে সমস্যা তৈরি হয়েছে। ট্যারিফ কমিশনের প্রাথমিক হিসাব বলছে, আমদানি-রফতানি সংকুচিত হওয়ায় কয়েকটি খাতে অন্তত ৬০০০ কোটি টাকার ক্ষতির আশঙ্কা রয়েছে। বিশেষ করে কাঁচামালের অভাবে দেশের বিভিন্ন শিল্প-কারখানার উৎপাদন সংকুচিত হওয়ার পাশাপাশি অনেক...

After a decade of continuous growth, the poultry sector that meets 36 per cent of the human protein intake in the country is facing multifarious challenges. Sector insiders say the minnows in the business are finding it tough to stay in the fray as big farms are...

Experts at a roundtable on Sunday said a single regulation is required for the digital financial service (DFS) or mobile financial service (MFS) to help the sector grow efficiently on a level playing field. The government should avoid dual regulations or 'territorial disputes' of authorities over the...

Bangladesh is still at risk of losing the European Union's GSP as the latter has again warned about its readiness to launch the procedure for withdrawal of preferences in case of failure to produce sufficient results. The European Union (EU) will decide on its next steps following...

Five jetties and necessary infrastructure will be set up in the economic zones in the country's south-eastern part to ensure comfortable and safe movement of people as well as tourism and landing facilities. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) will implement the project involving about Tk...

An Indian start-up company is planning to set up a ‘mobile refurbishment plant’ in Bangladesh. Rebest Technology Private Limited, the Indian firm, has sent a proposal to the Bangladesh High Commission in India requesting to take steps to set up a ‘Mobile/communication devices refurbishment’ plant, government sources...

Sea freight transport, the lifeblood of trade and a bellwether of the global economy, has been blown off course by the new coronavirus, sparking general alarm. As analysts pore over charts to gauge just how badly Chinese mega-factories have been hit, figures provided by cargo ship traffic...