BGMEA requests CPA to release consignments rapidly
Staff Correspondent:Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) requested the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to allow releasing the imported goods directly from the Chittagong Port instead of private inland container depots (ICDs) to reduce time and…
Read More »ACC questions 5 including former MD, in FAS Finance fraud case
Industry Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission questioned five employees of FAS Finance, including one of its former managing directors, in connection with allegations of fugitive Prashant Kumar (PK) Halder, former managing director of International Leasing and Financial…
Read More »IFC’s investments in South Asia continues having strong impact
International Desk: In a bid to protect the most vulnerable people and help companies maintain operations and jobs, International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s focused and sustained investments in South Asia continued to have strong impact in the…
Read More »New guidelines for timely disposal of perishable goods
Ibrahim Khalil: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced new rules to speed up the import and export of 63 different types of perishable commodities through the ports.The “Perishable Goods Speedy Release and Disposal Regulations…
Read More »RMG manufacturers ask for partial shipment in all the land ports
Industry Desk:Country’s apparel manufacturers have asked the government to allow the partial shipment in all the land ports of the country in importing raw materials for the sector.They have also demanded to relax the conditions of…
Read More »Tourism sector sees new ray
Tourist spots going to be reopened after a day Golam Mostafa Jibon:As per the announcement of the government, the tourism industry is going to be reopened on August 19; the owners, traders and workers involved in…
Read More »Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
International Desk: The Taliban were in control of Afghanistan yesterday after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war.The astonishingly quick collapse of the government, with militants taking over…
Read More »BD is seventh largest importer of textiles globally: WTSR
Industry Desk:According to the World Trade Statistical Review 2021 (WTSR), Bangladesh became the seventh largest importer of textiles globally last year even as the report cited that in 2020 Bangladesh’s import of textiles from the other…
Read More »Dhaka, Beijing sign deal
Co-production of Vaccine Staff Correspondent: In a major development towards vaccine cooperation, Dhaka and Beijing formally signed a deal yesterday for co-producing Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh.Bangladesh signed the tripartite agreement with Chinese company Sinopharm and…
Read More »AFD to provide Bangladesh $50m loan for energy sector
Staff Correspondent:A loan agreement was signed under which the French Development Agency (AFD), France would provide 50 million soft loans to Bangladesh for the ‘Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and Women Entrepreneurship’ linked projects.Fatima Yasmin, secretary, Economic…
Read More »12 officers quizzed by ACC on fraud at FAS Finance
Industry Desk: Some12 FAS Finance officials were quizzed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) about the purported fraud committed by Prashant Kumar (PK) Haldar, former managing director of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited (ILFSL), who fled…
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