Economy

The Bangladesh Bank has recommended taking necessary action to ensure that liabilities of e-commerce companies do not go beyond their financial strength jeopardising their existence. To streamline the rapidly booming e-commerce sector, the government should introduce a proper accounting system for such companies and...

At a time when Bangladesh is supposed to be cruising through development, the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) reports that approximately Tk5 lakh crore was laundered out of the country last year. Speaking to Dhaka Tribune, economists and experts pointed out that lack of individual...

Grameenphone retrenched 159 employees on Sunday after they refused to accept its voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). One hundred employees left Grameenphone in 2020 when the carrier urged its redundant employees to leave the organisation under the scheme. The operator revived the...

নতুন বাজেটে শিল্প খাতে যেসব কর অব্যাহতি ঘোষণা করা হয়েছে, তার মধ্যে অটোমোবাইল কারখানা স্থাপনের সুবিধাটি সবচেয়ে বড়। এ খাতে বিনিয়োগ করলে উদ্যোক্তারা টানা ২০ বছর কর অব্যাহতি পাবেন। সংশ্নিষ্টরা বলছেন, গাড়িতে 'মেইড ইন বাংলাদেশ' ট্যাগ এখন সময়ের অপেক্ষামাত্র। বাজেটের সুবিধার বাইরে সরকার এ খাতের উন্নয়নে একটি...

Gold prices in the country's market have declined by Tk 1,516 following a deviation in the international market. The decision of the price reduction would be effective from Sunday, Bangladesh Jewelers Samity (BAJUS) said in a press release on Saturday. BAJUS...

Since March 2020, most industries have seen massive changes in how the markets operate, thus adopting new strategies to cater to the public and keep businesses afloat. The real-estate industry in Bangladesh has also encountered and adapted to drastic shifts in demand since the pandemic. Bproperty, the...

বাংলাদেশের জন্য ২৫ কোটি ডলার ঋণ অনুমোদন করেছে এশীয় উন্নয়ন ব্যাংক (এডিবি)। তারা বলেছে, এটি নীতিভিত্তিক ঋণ। বাংলাদেশি মুদ্রায় এ অর্থের পরিমাণ ২ হাজার ১২৫ কোটি টাকা (প্রতি ডলার ৮৫ টাকা)। মূলত অন্তর্ভুক্তিমূলক কর্মসূচি ও সামাজিক উন্নয়নে এই ঋণ দিচ্ছে এডিবি।  এডিবির সংবাদ বিজ্ঞপ্তিতে এ তথ্য...

A lack of customers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic is crippling the restaurant industry despite receiving permission to open the front doors for diners three weeks ago. This is leading to a huge drop in revenue for restaurateurs, for which they are unable to...

Though exports and remittances drove the economy in the January-March quarter, some of the key economic indicators appeared as less promising than projected earlier, said the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI). The country’s oldest trade organization came up with the observation in...

The government will procure 12.35 lakh tonnes of refined fuel oil from China and Singapore at a cost of Tk 5,778 crore. Cabinet committee on public purchase on Wednesday approved a Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) proposal to procurement of refined oil, presided over by...