National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set a target to register 0.15 million new VAT payers to raise the tally to 0.3 million in Mujib Year, reports BSS.
Read More »Remittance was cruising; COVID-19 popped up and made it swerve
When China sneezes, the world catches a cold, it is often said.
Read More »Govt asks factories to use thermal scanners at gates
The government has instructed factory owners of labour intensive industries to use thermal scanners to monitor the body temperatures of workers at the factory entry points as a precautionary measure to check the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More »India asks international airlines to waive cancellation fees due to coronavirus outbreak
India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Friday asked international airlines operating to and from India to waive cancellation and rescheduling charges in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More »Bill Gates leaves Microsoft board to focus on philanthropy
Gates served as chairman of Microsoft’s board of directors until early in 2014 and has now stepped away entirely
Read More »No. of farmers’ bank accounts exceeds one crore
The number of farmers’ bank accounts, opened with Tk 10 deposit, has exceeded one crore in nine years of the introduction of the facility by the Bangladesh Bank.
Read More »Seminar on ‘safe food for all’ Saturday
A seminar on “Safe food for all: a commitment towards developed Bangladesh” will be held on Saturday at Krishibid Institute of Bangladesh, Khamarbari, Dhaka.
Read More »Pharma sector dominates DSE turnover chart
The pharmaceuticals & chemicals sector dominated the top 10 turnover chart of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday.
Read More »Tax rate to go down in next budget, hints Salman
Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman on Wednesday hinted reducing the tax rate in the next national budget for 2020-2021 for expanding the trade and business across the country.
Read More »Brands looking to shift work orders from China
Bangladesh will benefit from the fallout of the coronavirus as most of the globally renowned companies are planning to shift work orders from China to other Asian countries, including Bangladesh, according to a new survey. Hong Kong-based QIMA, a leading provider of supply chain compliance solutions and which partners with …
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