Income inequality worsened in the country as the share of the bottom half of the population in household income dropped amid the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a household survey report.
Read More »FDI in Bangladesh fell over 10% last year
Bangladesh received $2.56 billion FDI in 2020
Read More »‘The restaurant industry is on the brink of collapse’
The industry has been reeling from two lockdowns during peak sales season
Read More »BGMEA leaders seek Chattogram police help
CHATTOGRAM: The newly-elected leadership of BGMEA in Chattogram sought the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) cooperation to maintain law and order just before Eid in Chattogram. BGMEA leaders and CMP officials held a meeting in this regard on Tuesday.
Read More »Apparel makers demand duty-free import of all kinds of raw materials
The county’s apparel and textile makers have urged the government to allow duty-free import of all raw materials, including different types of fibres for the clothing sector.
Read More »Govt opens up submarine cable licence for local pvt, foreign cos
The government has opened up the submarine cable licensing regime for private companies in apprehension that the country may fall into bandwidth scarcity by the year 2024 when the country’s demand would reach 6 terabyte per second.
Read More »Japanese firms want to expand despite pandemic: survey
The pandemic is showing no signs of abating but still 41.8 per cent of Japanese companies in Bangladesh during 2020 wanted to expand business in the next two years, according to a survey by Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro).
Read More »Study: Covid-19 forces 50% apparel makers to export at lower prices
‘The RMG sector, which accounts for approximately 80% of Bangladesh’s total exports, has suffered in various ways due to the pandemic’
Read More »SM Group sets up Tk 1.3b RMG accessories factory
When the country’s economy is going through a tough ride due to the Covid-19 pandemic, SM Group, a leading conglomerate of ready-made garment (RMG) and textile sector in the country, is showing some sort of hope by opening an export-oriented accessories factory.
Read More »ADB tax hub to enhance domestic resource mobilization
ADB is establishing a secretariat to operationalize the hub
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