'A total of 300,000 ICT graduates from universities, colleges, vocational institutes enter the job market each year in Vietnam' Vietnam is keen to help Bangladesh develop skilled manpower for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The announcement came at a seminar titled “Digital Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges for...
আবারও সূচকের লাগামহীন পতন। আর তাতে এক দিনেই ৪ হাজার ৩৫৮ কোটি টাকার লোকসান গুনতে হয়েছে শেয়ারবাজারের বিনিয়োগকারীদের। এতে সবচেয়ে বেশি বিপদে পড়েছেন ঋণগ্রস্ত বিনিয়োগকারীরা। কারণ ঋণের অর্থ আদায়ে অনেকের পত্রকোষ বা পোর্টফোলিওতে থাকা শেয়ার জোর করে বিক্রির (ফোর্সড সেল) আওতায় পড়েছে। আগের দিনের...
Exporters might face trouble in getting duty draw back as the Duty Exemption and Drawback Office of the National Board of Revenue lost its legal ground to carry out required activities for refunding duty following implementation of the new VAT law. DEDO has lost the power to...
The revenue officials have strongly opposed the recent proposal of the deputy commissioners (DCs) under administration cadre to involve them in the government's tax revenue collection process. Both BCS taxation and customs and VAT associations, in a statement on Thursday, expressed their deep concern and also sought...
Country's imports grew by nearly 6.0 per cent in the first 11 months of fiscal year (FY) 2018-19, riding on higher construction material imports, officials said. The actual import in terms of the settlement of letters of credit (LCs) rose to $50.57 billion during the July-May period...
BANGLADESH should put emphasis on building a strong financial sector in order to ensure macroeconomic stability, increase efficiency and liquidity of markets, draw investment and deepen economic integration, the Asian Development Bank’s Bangladesh chief said.    “A strong financial sector helps in regional and international market integration, attracting...
Leading mobile phone operator Grameen-phone reported a healthy revenue growth of Tk 70.9 billion for the first half of 2019, a 10.6 percent growth from the same period of last year on the bank of new subscribers and internet users. In the same period, the operator’s subscriber...
A China-Bangladesh joint venture company, M/S Golden Ocean Limited, will invest $1.46 million to establish a garment accessories industry in Ishwardi Export Processing Zone. In this regard, Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and M/s Golden Ocean Limited signed an agreement at BEPZA complex in the city,...
Country’s two bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday registered another declining sessions but witnessed a little rise in transactions. DSE’s broader index, DSEX went down by 42 points to stand at 5,179. Besides, the Shariah DSES and the blue-chip DS30 also followed...
Soaring foreign investment in Bangladesh is giving an added push to the country’s booming economy, as multinational companies look to harness its strong domestic demand, reports BSS. With a population of 168 million, more than a third of whom are 25 years old or younger, and a...