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Digital business applications pile up

A sharp rise in applications for Digital Business Identification (DBID) in Bangladesh has pushed total submissions beyond 13,500, while the number of certified digital businesses has reached just over 2,100 -- highlighting both growing formalisation and persistent approval bottlenecks.According to the latest statistics from the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies...

Muktadir calls for balanced approach to WTO reforms

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has called for a balanced approach to the reforms of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), emphasising that any change must preserve the organisation's core principles and protect the interests of developing nations.Speaking at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) during a session titled "WTO Reform: Fundamental...

Three more LNG-carrying ships to arrive at Ctg port

CHATTOGRAM, March 27 (BSS): Three more ships carrying approximately 200,000 tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) are expected to arrive at Chattogram port within the next five days. One of the ships has already entered the country's territorial waters, with the remaining two scheduled to arrive by Wednesday. The total...

US ship carrying 62,000 tons of wheat arrives at Ctg port

CHATTOGRAM, March 27 (BSS) : A ship carrying 62,150 tons of wheat from the United States arrived at the outer berth of Chattogram port today.The wheat was imported under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Bangladesh government and the United States.This shipment follows a previous delivery of 58,457 tons of...

Iran war deepens fertiliser crisis, threatening global food prices

HANOI, Vietnam (AP): Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran's near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US and Israeli bombing.The fertilizer shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers...

BYD's profit drops for first time in four years as price war hurts margins

BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters): BYD, China's biggest electric automaker by sales, on Friday posted a bigger-than-expected profit drop and disclosed a headcount fall for the first time, hurt by weak sales in its home market.Net profit fell 19% to 32.6 billion yuan ($4.72 billion), BYD said in a stock exchange...