The government has so far announced a set of stimulus packages worth around $11.90 billion (Taka 1.011 trillion to offset the COVID-19 shock on various sectors of the country and minimise the sufferings of the people hit hard by the nationwide shutdown enforced to fend off the...
The government has decided to devise a strategic plan on incentives and other benefits to be offered to prospective foreign investors who will relocate their businesses to Bangladesh in the post-Covid-19 period.
A taskforce will also be formed to deal with the incentive issues,...
Japan has asked Bangladesh to have a blitz on the business environment and services to the existing Japanese companies as preconditions to come by fresh investments from the far-east Asian country.
Many Japanese companies have been looking for new destinations to move their investments...
কোভিড-১৯ ভাইরাসের প্রভাবে দেশীয় এগ্রো, পোল্ট্রি, ফিসারিজ খাতে অন্তত পাঁচ হাজার কোটি টাকার ক্ষয়ক্ষতি হয়েছে। গড়ে প্রতিদিন ক্ষয়ক্ষতি ঘটছে প্রায় আড়াই কোটি টাকা। বাজারে দরপতন এবং উৎপাদিত পণ্য বাজারজাত করতে না পারার কারণে ব্যাপক ক্ষতির সম্মুখীন হচ্ছেন সাধারণ খামারি থেকে শুরু করে শিল্প উদ্যোক্তারা। এছাড়া চট্টগ্রাম ভেটেরিনারি...
Bangladesh expects a bigger inflow of foreign direct investment in the days to come as different nations plan to relocate their factories to countries like Bangladesh to bring down cost amid a cash crunch caused by the pandemic, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday. In 2019, the...
Resurgent Bangladesh, an initiative to help private sector of the country in the context of COVID-19-led economic shocks, was jointly launched today by four leading business organisations and a private sector economic policy think tank. These institutions are Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka Chamber...
Uber Eats, a sister concern of Uber, has decided to discontinue its online food delivery services in Bangladesh from June 2.
“We have made the decision to discontinue Uber Eats in Bangladesh from June 2nd, 2020. This continues our strategy of focusing our energy...
The cement industry suffered a 46 percent year-on-year decline in sales in April due to the nationwide shutdown in light of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA).
The industry fears that in the coming months, and even throughout the...
Local electronic giant Walton has manufactured Medicart robot and remote control UV-C light disinfectant system. This robot can be used to treat coronavirus patients or patients with other infectious diseases in isolation. Physicians can operate this robot via computer, mobile phone or remote while sitting in his...