Mixed reactions came from different quarters

All customs houses and stations will remain open every day, except on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, to facilitate import and export activities, said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday.

The second trade war between the United States and China has so far been more of a snack than a slap-up meal. President Donald Trump campaigned on a repeated promise to impose tariffs of 60 percent or more on imports from the People’s Republic. In office, however, he has so far raised levies by just 20 percentage points. Beijing has responded with targeted and asymmetric measures. If Trump escalates, China has a banquet of spicy options to choose from.

In 2012, the UN General Assembly declared 20 March as the International Day of Happiness to recognise the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in human lives.

Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Bangladesh saw a slowdown in loan recovery as many firms struggled to repay debts amid an economic slowdown and persistent inflation.

Noni Gopal Baidya, a resident of Sutarkhali union in Dacope, a southwestern coastal upazila under Khulna division, began farming exportable black tiger shrimp on his 6-7 bighas of land in 1991.

Corruption in Bangladesh has not been eradicated and remains quite difficult to eliminate, according to Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin.

"This downtrend will lead to severe consequences if it is not reversed"

The government has launched an initiative to modernise and revive six shuttered sugar mills, aiming to transform them into profitable enterprises through public-private partnerships and advanced technology.

Islamic wings of conventional banks have become the preferred choice for religiously inclined depositors as many full-fledged Shariah-based banks struggle with a crisis of trust.

Islamic wings of conventional banks have become the preferred choice for religiously inclined depositors as many full-fledged Shariah-based banks struggle with a crisis of trust..This shift has emerged after controversies and financial scandals involving Shariah-based banks, many of which

Six of the 12 companies are headquartered in the United States. The others are European, British, Australian and Brazilian multinationals.

Stock investors attributed the lack of interest among general shareholders to the company’s significant losses

He further claimed that large-scale corruption, which previously led to the theft of Tk 28 lakh crore, is no longer occurring at the same level.

At the start of the fiscal year, the government raised the SIM tax by 50 percent to Tk 300. AMTOB also called for Supplementary Duty (SD) and Surcharge (SC) removal on telecom services. 

Malaysia's signing of a major deal with British chip giant Arm this month was the latest step towards achieving the country's goal of producing its own top-end chips in the next five to seven years.

The last quarter of 2024 saw the economy expand by 5.4 percent, bringing the full calendar year's GDP growth to 5.0 percent, compared to a contraction of 2.3 percent in 2023.

As part of the initiative, the CPA arranged an 11-day training on the use of the IORIS platform

Shopping malls, footpaths abuzz with shoppers

SM Faruqi Hasan, founding president of the Ontario unit of the Awami League, is involved in the case