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The government will fulfill the vacancies of the top officials at the securities regulator timely to avoid disruptions in the operations of regulatory affairs.

Gulf countries United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar have showed interest to import various Bangladeshi products, including food and key essential items, according to a commerce ministry document.

A goal without a plan is just a wish, said the French writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. And how the Bangladesh Bank is going about implementing the mammoth stimulus package announced by the government to ensure a soft landing to the stunning nosedive in economic activities brought on …

Leading e-commerce sites such as Chaldal.com, which sell groceries and food products, are now under pressure of sale orders Online sales of vegetables and grocery items, especially in the capital, increased substantially over the last couple of weeks, as many city dwellers avoided going to markets to protect themselves from …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday asked its field offices to formulate a strategy keeping in mind the present condition and expedite the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) and thus achieve the revised revenue collection target.

Oil prices were down in Asian trade Monday after big gains last week on signs of a demand revival as some governments ease coronavirus lockdown measures.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh’s net profit surged 46 per cent year-on-year to Tk 522.8 million in the first quarter for January-March, 2020 despite ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has recommended to increase the tax-free income threshold level from Tk 250,000 to Tk 350,000 and not keeping the provision of black money whitening facility in the national budget for 2020-‘21 fiscal year.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has started freight train service to bring in essential goods from India amid a slowdown in road-based transportation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As the coronavirus sweeps across the globe, one if its aftermaths is being felt in Bangladesh’s readymade garments sector, the largest foreign currency earner in the country.