Consumption protection and employment promotion should be the dual priorities of the upcoming national budget during the Covid-19 pandemic, said renowned economist and public policy analyst Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya.
Read More »Mobile fisheries, livestock sales boom in April
Mobile sales of fisheries and livestock products have reached more than Tk 2.04 billion in the past month until May 04 during the coronavirus lockdown.
Read More »NBR moves to assess efficacy of VAT online system
The VAT Online Project of the National Board of Revenue has sought feedback from field-level offices on the efficacy of the automated VAT system as part of making assessments about the applicability of the system.
Read More »Prices of chicken, edible oil, sugar increase
The prices of chicken, edible oil and suger went up in kitchen markets in the capital over the week ending on Friday.
Read More »Govt to procure 3.60 lakh MT fertilizer, 67.20 lakh MMBtu LNG
The government will procure a total of 3.60 lakh metric tons of MOP, TSP and granular urea fertilizer alongside purchasing 67.20 lakh MMBtu LNG to meet the growing demand.
Read More »Bourses change trading hours from Thursday
Stock trading can continue until 1:30 pm
Read More »Colombo lemon farming changes Narsingdi unemployed youths’ fate
A number of unemployed educated youths have changed their fortune by farming Calombo Lemon in the high lands of Shibpur, Belabo, Monohardi and Raipura upazilas of Narsingdi district in the last ten years.
Read More »Banks to provide services till 2pm ahead of Eid
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday extended the banking transaction period to four hours for the extended period of movement restrictions ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festivals of Muslims.
Read More »Benapole Customs opens new software to ease export-import
BENAPOLE: Benapole Customs House has opened a new software called ‘Becom’ aimed at making import-export trade dynamic, preventing revenue evasion and restoring transparency in taxes.
Read More »Income inequality worsens amid Covid outbreak: survey
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.
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