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NBR wants same fees for Bhutan's transit trial as Indian cargo

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has proposed applying same fees and charges that are levied on Indian cargo for Bhutan's first transit trial through Bangladesh, officials said. T... Read More


Finance seeks home ministry help to execute 1,025 loan-default arrest warrants

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Financial Institutions Division (FID) finally seeks Home Ministry's intervention for executing arrest warrants in 1,025 long-pending loan-default cases that have trapped huge sums of... Read More


BIDA wavers over permitting tobacco sector investment

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A proposed export-oriented joint venture in tobacco sector has put Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) in wavering over investment permission because of restrictions fr... Read More


Govt moves to bring it under cabinet purview

Dhaka, Sept. 19 -- The Ministry of Finance has moved to bring the procurements made by all entities, which have public investments, under the purview of the cabinet committee/advisers' council on econ... Read More


No headway in cargo handling charge cut at airports

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- There is no progress in the reduction of cargo handling charges in Bangladeshi airports even three months after a government body submitted a report to the authorities in this regard... Read More


Govt to fund installation of rooftop solar at all state-owned buildings

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The government will provide funds from the public exchequer for setting up solar panels on the rooftop of all state-owned buildings, aiming to generate some 2,000-megawatt to-3,000-M... Read More