Real-Estate & Infrastructure

Full-fledged implementation of good agricultural practices (GAP) across the country could be possible within 2025, Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Secretary Md Sayedul Islam said at a programme. The government introduced GAP policy, targeting to produce safe foods – both for domestic and international markets. Implementation of GAP would make Bangladeshi …

The National Board of Revenue today said it will accept tax returns from individual taxpayers on the first day of January 2023. The announcement comes as December 30 and December 31 are weekly holidays of government offices. On November 30, the tax administration extended deadline regarding filing of tax returns …

The government has announced Tk 10,520 as gross monthly minimum pay for workers of the country’s fishing trawler industry, increasing the pay from Tk 5,200 set in 2015. The labour ministry announced the wage structure which was proposed by the minimum wage board through a gazette notification on November 28. …

As the world becomes increasingly aware of the negative impacts of traditional business practices on the environment and society, corporations are reevaluating their purpose and goals. Gone are the days when the sole focus was on maximising profits at any cost. Today, companies are increasingly recognising the benefits of incorporating …

The government has moved to centrally store the data of 10 million low-income card-holder families benefiting from the sales drive of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), in order to check irregularities. To this effect, the commerce ministry has asked city corporations and deputy commissioners (DCs) to provide the information …

The Bangladesh Bank on Monday asked the scheduled banks to bring down their capital market investments to permitted limits by December 31, 2023. The department of off-site supervision of the central bank issued a circular in this regard on the day. As per the Bank Companies Act, the scheduled banks …

Economists on Monday said that institutional failure on the part of the National Board of Revenue had been affecting domestic resource mobilisation negatively over the years, which, in turn, resulted in an increase in the government debts. Due to a lack of resource mobilisation, Bangladesh’s current tax-GDP ratio remains far …

The members of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) have not been able to sign any new agreements with land owners to launch a new project since the government unveiled the new Detailed Area Plan (DAP) four months ago. Even no company has secured approval to roll …

Bangladesh Brand Forum hosted the 9th edition of Digital Summit at The Grand Ballroom of Le Meridien on Saturday. Under the theme “Winning the Digital Age,” the summit was presented by Meghna Group of Industries, powered by Httpool Bangladesh, in association with Adjust & The Daily Star, reads a press …

The reopening of Mogalhat, a decommissioned land port on the Bangladesh-India border in Lalmonirhat, has been stalled for a long time now even though resuming trade and immigration activities would be of great benefit to local businesspeople, according to officials. The now defunct transit point is about 10 kilometres away …