REZAUL KARIM | 2020-09-01 00:00:00
Signing of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Bhutan has been delayed further as two neighbouring countries are yet to get approval to this effect, officials said.The country's first PTA with Bhutan was supposed to be signed jointly...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2020-09-01 00:00:00
New Delhi is now pushing for holding a joint consultation through video conferencing to discuss on the country origination certificates issued under the Safta deal for edible oil exports to India by Bangladeshi traders.Earlier, India had sought permission for visiting...
Shamsul Alam and Mohammad Zariab Hossain | 2020-09-01 00:00:00
Now it is important to understand the trend of Covid-19 pandemic infestation and death rates in Bangladesh while we are gradually relaxing all economic activities and trying to bring back the normalcy in livelihoods. It is imperative to understand the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2020-09-01 00:00:00
It is reassuring to learn from responsible government people that the economy is poised to bounce back once the pandemic is over and take the high growth path at 8.2 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as was...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2020-08-30 00:00:00
Most of the large companies that contribute higher revenues are still submitting VAT returns manually -- more than a year after the new law came into force.Less than 50 per cent big companies have submitted their VAT returns online, according...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2020-08-30 00:00:00
With corona virus casting a long shadow over every nook and cranny of the economy, particularly after the month-long lockdown that impacted adversely on the health sector, every one was looking forward to the budget for the current fiscal. The...
Rezaul Karim | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
The government plans to start negotiations with a dozen countries including US and Canada for signing preferential trade agreements to help boost the country's export earnings, officials said.Besides, necessary studies are on with aims to enter into talks for signing...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
After almost 30 years, Bangladesh Railway (BR) is going to buy 50 broad-gauge and 75 metre-gauge luggage vans aiming to improve its goods transportation services which helped it minimize the loss during the lockdown period.Officials said BR had long been...
SYFUL ISLM | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh is unlikely to gain much by signing a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Nepal, as Kathmandu's trade treaty with Delhi stands as a barrier in this regard, officials have said.According to the treaty of trade between India and Nepal,...
BABUL BARMAN | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
The share prices of junk stocks, which came under Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) scanner, have been soaring in the last one month without undisclosed price sensitive information. The companies are Zeal Bangla Sugar Mills, Savar Refactories, Shympur Sugar Mills, Meghna...
REZAUL KARIM | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
The government has initiated a move to set up a world trade centre (WTC) in Dhaka city with a view to making trade and business easier, officials said.The WTC will be the first of its kind in the country under...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
The government is seriously considering to extend the deadline for Boro paddy and rice procurement drive following the requests made by the millers, an official said.Earlier, the government set the deadline for completing the procurement drive on August 31.But sources...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
With the pandemic now becoming a new normal, the engine of the economy has again begun to hum. And so has started speculations about what lay in store for us in the post-pandemic days and how we are going to...
Afshana Chowdhury, Shamim Ehsanul Haque, Md. Mofazzol Karim & Sabrina Nourin | 2020-08-29 00:00:00
The Novel Coronavirus (Covid19) outbreak has been so pervasive, intense and detrimental to the economic wellbeing of Bangladesh. Though the country had been experiencing significant economic growth in recent years through its vibrant economic activities, the optimism with which a...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2020-08-28 12:00:00
The giant North American retail companies including JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom, Sears, Target, Canadian Tire, The Children's Place, Costco, Fruit of the Loom, Gap, Hudson's Bay, VF Corporation and Wal-Mart formed the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) in 2013...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2020-08-28 00:00:00
In the national budget for the current financial year, the government has yet again offered the opportunity to legalise 'undisclosed' cash and other liquid assets by paying tax at a nominal rate of 10 per cent.The word ' actual' has...
Nilratan Halder | 2020-08-28 00:00:00
A foreign bank credited to have been operating in this country for over a hundred years and buying out operation of several other foreign banks here has cautioned its customers to be on the guard against ATM (automated teller machine)...
Md. Ashraful Goni | 2020-08-27 12:00:00
The current pandemic has brought us to a new reality in the culture of education - learning online, which has been a major trend in the past four months. Online classes transcend geographical boundary, and introduce us with a virtual...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2020-08-27 00:00:00
The state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) will procure six more ships for bringing dynamism in its services, an official said.The BSC initiated the move to procure two bulk carriers and four crude oil tankers following the directives of the ministry...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2020-08-27 00:00:00
The Japanese nationals, who left Bangladesh due to the spread of coronavirus, have started returning to their workplaces at different development projects in the country, sources said.They said that few Japanese consultants, contractors or experts have already arrived in Dhaka...
Mohammad Saiful Islam | 2020-08-27 00:00:00
Leadership is never easy, be it in the political arena or in the cricket field. Akbar Ali, the new sensation of Bangladesh cricket seems to enjoy this challenging role absolutely. According to him, 'belief' is the most desirable trait that...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2020-08-27 00:00:00
Financial repression is defined as direct government intervention that alters the equilibrium in the financial sector. It is usually aimed at providing cheap loans to business firms and governments by reducing their burden of repayments through lowering returns to savers...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2020-08-26 00:00:00
The government needs to pursue a stringent policy to contain unauthorised sale and exchange of cylinders along with providing some budgetary incentives to ensure the organic growth of the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) business.In an interview with the FE, the...
Matteo Lanzafame and Irfan A Qureshi | 2020-08-26 00:00:00
The Covid-19 pandemic is projected to have wide-ranging impact on economies across the region, as it disrupts supply chains, tourism, and employment. Some emerging markets are especially vulnerable to an important financial inflow as well: remittances. What does the recent...
REZAUL KARIM | 2020-08-25 00:00:00
The period of loan disbursement by the banks concerned under the central bank's 'special incentive re-financing scheme for the agriculture sector' is likely to be extended until December next, sources said.The time might be extended as disbursement of special loan...
Munima Sultana | 2020-08-25 00:00:00
Work of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) has got momentum with majority of foreign experts and workers joining the project despite coronavirus pandemic. Officials concerned said the Thai experts and workers, who left the country due to COVID-19 pandemic in...
Natalie C Tronson | 2020-08-25 00:00:00
It is now clear that many patients suffering from Covid-19 exhibit neurological symptoms, from loss of smell, to delirium, to an increased risk of stroke. There are also longer-lasting consequences for the brain, including myalgic encephalomyelitis /chronic fatigue syndrome and...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2020-08-25 00:00:00
With the ubiquitous covid-19 pandemic invading about every conceivable area of human concern, the subject of ensuring an environment of proper health and hygiene for school children while they are in school has now assumed new importance. Though at the...
Shafayat Ullah | 2020-08-25 00:00:00
The Bank Company Act 1991 has been a subject of much criticism for long. The recent proposed amendments to the Act are believed to be intended to address some of the much talked about issues, particularly in respect of punitive...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2020-08-24 00:00:00
Apart from the global vaccine alliance, GAVI, Bangladesh has also planned to collect Covid-19 vaccine through cash payments to other manufacturers, officials have said.The health ministry at a recent meeting has asked the officials concerned to take steps for buying...
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