The country’s realtors on Tuesday called for slashing the registration fee to 7.0 per cent from the existing 10-12.5 per cent of the value to help boost flat sales, which dropped drastically during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More »Weak feasibility study costs DPDC Tk 629cr
An “in-house feasibility study” of Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) has come to the fore for all the wrong reasons, having cost a project an excess Tk 629 crore and four years’ delay.
Read More »VAS providers told to share revenue from 1st year of registration
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has asked existing value added service providers, which became registered with the commission later under the new guidelines, to share revenue with the government and with the social obligation fund (SOF) from the first year of receiving registration.
Read More »City Bank’s Tk 400cr perpetual bond sets sail
This bond will pave way for recapitalisation of banks through optimising their capital structure via a more efficient mix of debt and equity
Read More »BGMEA Election: Sammilita Parishad to prioritise diversification, innovation for steering pandemic recovery
The panel will also work closely with the government and the EU to retain duty-free market access in the region till 2031
Read More »Asia markets drop as traders turn focus to Fed
Asian investors edged lower Wednesday after a two-day advance with focus on the Federal Reserve’s crucial policy meeting, which comes against a backdrop of heightened inflation fears fuelled by an expected surge in economic activity this year.
Read More »Stocks post marginal rise after bumpy ride
Stocks posted a marginal rise on Monday, after losing sharply in the previous day, as investors remained cautious amid lack of clear direction.
Read More »Two trade bodies seek cut in corporate tax rates
Plastic goods manufacturers and exporters on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of import duty, VAT, and supplementary duty on import of capital machinery and spare parts for the sector.
Read More »Agrani Bank sole supplier of forex for Padma bridge
State lenders in Bangladesh are sometimes in the news for all the wrong reasons. But they also carry the weight of the fast-expanding economy.
Read More »Govt raises soya bean oil price again in 26 days
Bangladesh government has set the prices of edible oil for a second time, raising them by Tk 2-6 a litre from the previous prices.
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