Mild to moderate heatwave sweeps over country
Staff Correspondent: Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over the country and it may continue, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am yesterday.“Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over the country…
Read More »A set of proposals to expand tax net
Zarif Mahmud: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will present the last budget of the current government in the National Parliament today. This year’s budget emphasizes new income tax laws and tax hikes, prioritizing International Monetary Fund…
Read More »Tk 108.5 for remittance Tk 107 for export proceed
Dollar hiked again Industry Desk: The dollar rates for remittance and export proceeds both have been increased, with the new rate for remittance set at Tk108.50 and for export proceeds Tk107.The new rates are set to…
Read More »Vegetables price 10 times high than production cost
Mahfuja Mukul: The cost of the farmer for the production of one kg of potal is Tk 7.5. It is sold in the local wholesale market at Tk 14-15. In the caravan market of Dhaka, the…
Read More »Prices of products that may increase in budget
Industry Desk: The tax rate is going to be increased massively in the next budget. VAT is being increased on production of daily use items such as plastic and aluminum utensils, toilet tissue, pens, mobile phones.…
Read More »PM urges Muslims to invest more for children’s edu
Gazipur Correspondent: Laying special emphasis on the necessity of development of science and modern technology, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Muslim Ummah to invest more in the field of science and technology education for…
Read More »Pry textile miller surge RMG makers to buy local yarn
Industry Desk: Primary textile millers yesterday urged the woven and knit garment makers to buy yarn from the local markets by opening back to back letters of credit (LCs) to reduce stockpiling of unsold yarn and…
Read More »$157 b master plan to be implemented in 28-yrs
Luxury investment plans Mahfuz Emran: At present, the power generation capacity in the country is 23 thousand 482 MW. The target of increasing it to 111,138 MW in 2050 has been set in the draft of…
Read More »Bank default loans surge to Tk1.31 lakh cr
Staff Correspondent: The defaulted loans in the banking sector climbed by about Tk10, 954 crore to Tk1,31, 621 crore in the January-March quarter.According to Bangladesh Bank (BB) the defaulted loans increased by 9 percent from three…
Read More »BD doesn’t want conflict: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Bangladesh doesn’t want any more conflict rather it wants to improve the quality of people’s lives.“We don’t want any more unrest and conflict. We want to improve the…
Read More »JICA committed total 331 b Yen across 5 crucial projects
Industry Desk: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has reported that during the Japanese Fiscal Year 2022, spanning from April 2022 to March 2023, both its commitment and disbursement have reached the second highest levels since…
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