NBR reform committee not short on proposals, even as members doubt implementation
Members of the NBR (National Board of Revenue) Reform Committee are struggling to deal with a dilemma: whether their proposals would be implemented by the interim government, or remain unheeded and just gather dust, like the White Paper on the Economy produced by a committee led by Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya,...
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BEPZA receives $418.73m investment proposal in July-February
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has received a good response from both local and foreign investors, signing new investment agreements with 26 companies in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), reports BSS. "In FY 2024-25 (July 24-February 25), BEPZA signed lease agreements with...
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'Bangladesh Remittance Fair' to be held in NY next month
A two-day "Fourth Bangladesh Remittance Fair 2025" will be held in New York (NY) on April 19-20 to increase remittance flow from the USA to Bangladesh, reports BSS.Bangladesh-USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BUCCI) and USA-Bangladesh Business Links will jointly organise the fair at Jackson Heights in New York, USA,...
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Japan core inflation slows to 3pc in Feburary
TOKYO, March 21 (AFP): Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed Friday, with prices excluding fresh food rising 3.0 percent year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy.The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed from 3.2 percent in January, remaining above the Bank of Japan's two-percent target which has been exceeded...
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Elon Musk's X sues Indian government over content regulation
MUMBAI, March 21 (AFP): Elon Musk's social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed.India, the world's biggest democracy, regularly ranks among the top five countries globally for the number of requests made by...
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