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The government may revisit its decision of increasing supplementary duty on mobile uses following spark criticism from every sectors of society.

BUILD thinks the good borrowers deserve patronization in various forms including rebate or incentives’

Instead of a traditional allocation for the health sector, the government should give clear directions with short, mid and long terms projects and adequate fund allocation to rescue the sector and fight the Covid-19 pandemic,” former Commerce Minister and BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, told Dhaka Tribune’s Ibrahim Hossain …

Facing ruin as orders from Western brands collapsed in the coronavirus pandemic, many Bangladeshi garment factories have been given a lifeline with orders to make protective masks, gloves and gowns for export.

Oil prices rose in early trade on Friday, extending gains from the previous day on optimism about recovering fuel demand worldwide, despite surges in coronavirus infections in some US states and indications of a revival in US crude production.

You may have already seen the social media campaign ‘#payup’, asking Kardashian sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner to pay up their suppliers in Bangladesh.

Unethical buying practices worst nightmare for apparel workers

The government’s move to develop a strong bond market to provide long-term financing through giving some amenities in the proposed budget for 2020-21 fiscal might not bring any positive change due to faulty policy in providing loans from other sectors.

Bangladesh plans to redesign its incentive package to draw foreign direct investments (FDI) to negate COVID-19 pandemic onslaughts on national economy, keeping an extra eye on prospective sources in the South-East, officials said.

Amid reports of continuous protests for back pay in the industrial zones, BGMEA says 71 registered factories have not paid the workers for May.