The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has rejected a plea of Dhaka Club for a waiver of Tk 33.7 crore in unpaid value-added tax (VAT) and supplementary duty (SD).

Dutch development bank FMO has invested $50 million in Brac to accelerate innovations that impact the lives of underserved and marginalised people.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) yesterday lifted the floor price for 66 listed companies as it moved to put an end to its efforts to stop shares from any freefall.

An acute gas crisis has continued to severely impact production in textile and garment factories not only in Narayanganj and Narsingdi but also in the country’s largest industrial belt of Gazipur and Maona.

Despite a bumper yield of watermelon in Barishal division, the top producer of the popular summer fruit, farmers and traders fear massive losses because of the new containment measures aimed at curbing the rise in coronavirus infections.

In Thailand, it’s the all-important tourism sector that has jumped to the head of the Covid-19 vaccination line, with the country’s most popular resort island embarking on a mass inoculation programme two months ahead of the rest of the country.

For the first time, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) held a lottery today with the receipts generated through electronic fiscal devices (EFDs) against purchases made by consumers from stores.

Import and export between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole land port have been suspended since this morning due to a strike called by Petrapole port workers.

Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today demanded that Pakistan withdraws the anti-dumping duty on export of hydrogen peroxide for greater bilateral trade between the two countries.

The Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers (V20) have highlighted mounting pressures to their economies amidst climate disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic during the inaugural Global Climate Adaptation (GCA) Summit.

State Minister for Civil Aviation M Mahbub Ali today said that work is underway to operate flights 24 hours a day at all airports in the country.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Jordan's readymade garments (RMG) sector will recruit over 12,000 skilled workers from Bangladesh in one year.

US-Bangla Airlines is going to start operating flights to Dubai from February 1, next year.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) in a circular issued today said all passengers entering Bangladesh must have Covid-19 negative certificate.

The government has alerted banks about the threat of a cyberattack, instructing them to put in place precautionary measures to prevent hackers from stealing money.

The government has alerted banks about the threat of a cyberattack, instructing them to put in place precautionary measures to prevent hackers from stealing money.

The country's second-largest mobile operator Robi will offer a low-cost internet data package for university teachers and students to support online education.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal hopes that the country’s foreign currency reserves will reach $50 billion by December 2021.

Expatriates sent home USD 2.11 billion in remittances in October this year, which is 28.62 percent higher than the same month last year, a top official of Bangladesh Bank has said. With this, the total remittance earnings from first four months of the ongoing fiscal year have been USD 8.83 billion, which is 43.42 percent higher compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.

Foreign exchange reserves have hit a new record of $ 41.03 billion (USD), according to a weekly report of Bangladesh Bank.