NBR counting losses for rampant tax evasion
Staff Correspondent: Despite taking VAT registration, around 22 percent of companies are not submitting their VAT returns.A large number of individuals are also remaining out of the tax network despite having taxable income.A total of 26…
Read More »Wheat to be imported from Canada: Tipu
Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has said traders have started importing wheat from Canada and other countries after closure of Ukraine-Russia market due to the ongoing war. While briefing reporters, he said the wheat issue…
Read More »US keen to explore renewable energy in Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent: United States (US) Ambassador Peter Hass yesterday said the American companies are very interested to explore clean and renewable energies opportunities in Bangladesh while Washington DC has been providing support to them in this…
Read More »Bapex finds 20 mmcf gas at Tobgi-1 well in Bhola
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said that the state-run Bapex found gas at Tobgi-1 exploratory well in Bhola.“We hope, the country will get 20 million cubic feet (mmcf)…
Read More »Question papers leaked from Biman MD’s room
Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Chief Mohammad Harun Or Rashid said, Managing Director (MD) and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Recruitment exam question paper leaked from Zahid Hossain’s room. MD’s office assistant Zahid leaked…
Read More »BD, Vietnam eye $2 b trade in 2023
Staff Correspondent: Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Pham Viet Chien has expressed optimism that the bilateral trade between the two countries will reach $2 billion mark in 2023 when the two countries will celebrate 50 years of…
Read More »Reserve situation definitely worrying
Mahfuja Mukul: Bangladesh had set a record in the reserve during the Corona pandemic. The Russia-Ukraine war started as soon as the pandemic ended. The whole world is in crisis. The flame of which came to…
Read More »PM instructs to continue subsidy in agriculture
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed to continue providing subsidies in agriculture as much as it is required, Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque said yesterday. “Whatever the amount needed, the government will manage it anyhow.…
Read More »Saudi assures assistance in commercial supply of LNG to Bangladesh
Diplomatic Correspondent: Saudi Arabia has assured its assistance in commercial supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Bangladesh on an emergency basis.The Saudi assurance came during the 14th meeting of the Joint Economic Commission of the…
Read More »Global job markets to deteriorate further: ILO
International Desk: The outlook for global labour markets has worsened in recent months and on current trends job vacancies will decline and global employment growth will deteriorate significantly in the final quarter of 2022, according to…
Read More »Govt’s bank debt increased by Tk 75000 cr in a year
Staff Correspondent: Due to the financial crisis, the amount of borrowing from the banking sector to the government is increasing. As of October, this year, the government’s debt status in the bank sector stands at Tk…
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