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The government has evaluated potential sites to construct one permanent and one temporary warehouse at Dhaka’s Shahjalal International Airport to resolve persistent cargo handling issues. Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday called for expediting the construction of necessary infrastructure to resolve longstanding cargo handling problems …

The governments of Bangladesh and the Netherlands have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on circular economy cooperation to promote greener production and improve export competitiveness in the RMG and textile sectors. The agreement was signed on Monday at the Ministry of Commerce in Dhaka during an event titled “MoU …

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has clarified the complexities surrounding duty and tax benefits for solar inverters, correcting the HS Code mentioned for the product and specifying the procedure for availing duty and tax concessions on imports of solar panels and related equipment. Under the new directive, the description …

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has called for direct engagement between Bangladeshi and Chinese business communities and greater use of opportunities for joint investment to reduce the existing trade deficit between the two countries. FBCCI Administrator Md Fazlul Hoque made the call at a meeting …

Bangladeshi expatriate investors living in the UAE have proposed investment worth Tk1,000 crore in their home country, and are set to discuss the plan with government officials in Dhaka on Tuesday. The investors unveiled the investment plan at a press conference held at the Economic Reporters’ Forum in the capital …