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The government may reduce the rate of monthly interest on delayed payments of value-added tax in the national budget for the forthcoming fiscal year to lessen the burden of penalty tax on businesses.

Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) on Tuesday distributed foodstuffs among 1,300 jobless and distressed families before the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity to stand beside them amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.The foodstuffs were distributed among the poor, low-income group people, labourers, workers and slum dwellers, employees of different shops, ethnic community, …

The power company is raising Tk225 crore from the public via the book-building method

The National Board of Revenue has finalised draft rules on a faster release and disposal of perishable goods to ensure that quality and standards of the goods remain intact.

Banks started providing services to their customers on a limited scale for four hours from Sunday, May 16, 2021, as the holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festivals of the Muslims, ended on the day.

Online registration for the preliminary test will continue until June 30

Banks cannot appoint their former managing directors as independent directors at their respective board as per the provisions of the Banking Companies Act 1991, Bangladesh Bank (BB) said today.

Summer has arrived and so have mangoes. Fruit markets in Dhaka have received the first batch of mangoes, mostly some indigenous varieties, this summer. However, most consumers are unhappy about the high prices of the newly arrived mangoes.

State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) initiated test natural gas production of around 11 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) gas from Srikail-East 1 well in Cumilla region Monday.

Amid the rising number of new poor in Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic, economists suggest the government should go for a pro-poor national budget that safeguards both their lives and livelihoods.