Nilratan Halder | 2023-05-20 00:00:00
Two years ago, the euphoria over plenty of hilsa catch did not at all look out of step. But last year, there was a rude shock. Apart from a handful of lucky hauls by fishermen in the country's southern waters,...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-05-19 00:00:00
Mozammel Haque, a client of Crest Securities, did not name any nominee of his 23,000 shares of Islami Bank Bangladesh before his death last year. His successors contacted the depository authority for getting their father's holdings transferred proportionately into their...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-05-19 00:00:00
A survey conducted on 1,000 plant species by four senior botanists of the country to prepare a red list of flora on behalf of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) should shed light on relations between humans and...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-05-18 00:00:00
The Dhaka metro rail company is scheduled to sign a contract on land development work of MRT-5 North depot with a Japan-Bangladesh joint venture company on May 23.It would be the first contract to start construction of the Hemayetpur-Vatara metro...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-18 00:00:00
An 'ambitious' revenue target set for the next budget prompts the government to estimate 36 per cent of the domestic revenues to be realized from direct taxes, hugely banking on import duties.For the upcoming financial year (FY) 2023-24, the Ministry...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-05-18 00:00:00
Only six companies fall under the extended coverage of credit facility that has recently been revised to boost liquidity flow into stocks. The move is expected to give new momentum to the sluggish markets. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
IFTEKHARUL ISLAM | 2023-05-18 00:00:00
India has emerged as one of the popular destinations for international students on the lookout for top universities. Bangladeshi students are also drawn to its universities for undergraduate or higher degrees due to geographical proximity, affordable costs, and cultural affinity...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-05-18 00:00:00
How do you beautify a city? When a city has already lost much of its charm, much of its aesthetic appeal, do you go after what remains of that charm and strike it down and inform citizens that you are...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-05-17 00:00:00
Both sugar and edible oil refiners have come under government scrutiny due to recent price volatility in the local market, according to sources.In response to this issue, the Ministry of Commerce has already formed a high-powered technical committee on Tuesday....
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-17 00:00:00
Domestic mobile phone-manufacturing industry is set to come under taxing as the government thinks it has developed enjoying fiscal incentives given so far.In the forthcoming budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24, tax might be revised upward on local assembling of mobile-phone...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-17 00:00:00
The government is scheduled to sit with stakeholders today (Wednesday) to find reasons behind a recent hike in prices of medicines and medical equipment.Today's meeting is part of an instruction from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).The Directorate General of Drug...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-05-17 00:00:00
Banks have diverted attention to risk-free treasury bonds and corporate debt securities amid the stock market volatility and liquidity crunch, which has reflected in their rising shift in income between 2021 and 2022. Take Shahjalal Islami Bank for example. It...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-16 00:00:00
Gains tax on land and property is set to be hiked as a budgetary measure to collect more taxes from well-off people, stoking fear of greater accumulation of untaxed money.The tax authority currently imposes different forms of gains tax, including...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-05-16 00:00:00
There is no gainsaying the fact that the information technology is the new driver of world economy. Computers have come a long way from being smart calculators and number crunchers. Internet, which made all human knowledge accessible to anyone at...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-15 00:00:00
A set of fiscal measures for the next budget, including upward revision of tax-free threshold for individual taxpayers by Tk 50,000, got Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's consent on Sunday.The PM held a meeting with senior officials of the Ministry...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-05-15 00:00:00
The Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) is set to disburse Tk 2.6 billion in loans to market intermediaries in order to boost liquidity flow in the mostly-stagnant stock market. As a matter of caution, it will ensure a legal vetting...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-05-15 00:00:00
As many as 15 companies listed on the stock exchanges have not disbursed dividends as promised for FY22. The issuers of listed securities shall pay off the dividends within 30 (thirty) days of declaration or approval, as the case may...
Neil Ray | 2023-05-15 00:00:00
In the face of opposition from traders, the Dahaka North City Corporation (DNCC)-led drive under a magistrate to seal off the dilapidated and risky kitchen market at Kawran Bazar had to be postponed on Thursday last. In order to avoid...
Nazimuddin Shyammol | 2023-05-14 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 13: Operational activities at Chittagong port, the major seaport of the country, have been suspended since Saturday morning due to the cyclone Mocha, which is likely to make a landfall on Sunday.The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has been...
Rezaul Hasan | 2023-05-14 00:00:00
The current global economic landscape is grappling with the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Widespread inflation and soaring fuel and food prices are affecting people worldwide, especially low-income groups. These challenges highlight the need for effective...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-05-14 00:00:00
Annual inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bangladesh again crossed US$3.0-billion mark, after three years, in the last calendar year. The amount stood at $3.48 billion, recording a 20 per cent growth over 2021 when the net inflow of...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
The country's telecom regulator has prepared a draft guideline for administering domains .bd and .bangla (in Bangla character). The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued the much-needed guideline, open for stakeholders' opinions. The guideline did not make trade licence mandatory...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
The national committee on export exhorts stakeholders to address issues like introduction of export credit guarantee scheme, making the Export Development Fund realistic and providing duty-free import of raw materials to meet post-graduation challenges.It also calls for incentivising export sectors...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
The government is set to introduce exit policy for taxpayers for the first time to rid cross-sections of people, including expatriates, locked in TIN forever once taken. The revenue authority is likely to incorporate a provision of de-registration into the...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
Islamic syndicated finance is a type of financing where multiple financial institutions collaborate to provide funding to a borrower. Similar to conventional syndicated finance, there is a lead bank that manages the process. However, in Islamic syndicated finance, the financing...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
Rabindranath lamented the inability to venture a couple of steps out of home and see from close quarters a dew drop on an ear of paddy. Although there is no dearth of enthusiasm in embarking on journeys across countries to...
Md Abdul Latif | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
After attaining independence in 1971 and facing hundreds of challenges, Bangladesh went through a remarkable developmental journey for the last five decades and achieved self-sufficiency in food and basic yarn production. It is also true that though Bangladesh has many...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Electric vehicles (EVs) of world-famous brands, including Tesla and Porsche, are slowly gaining a foothold in Bangladesh because of the effective registration and operation policy for such vehicles.In the recent past, some of the EVs of renowned brands entered Bangladesh...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Levying carbon tax on private cars and increasing the rate of wealth surcharge are among budgetary means the government envisages to narrow growing income inequality, as Bangladesh reportedly sees rise of some super-rich. The budget for the fiscal year (FY)...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Lowering inflation, containing unnecessary imports and expanding the social-safety net for the have-nots may feature the forthcoming budgetary measures as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suggests and discourages spendthrift election budget. She gave the direction on Wednesday night when the draft...
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