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Ministry of Agriculture retains decades-old fertiliser dealers

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to retain almost all the existing fertiliser dealers appointed under the previous governments despite Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's pled... Read More


A few RMG factories declare unscheduled holidays

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- A number of garment factories in Gazipur and Narayanganj announced three- to four-day unscheduled holidays as manufacturers of Bangladesh's main export product struggle with pers... Read More


Small farmers dominate food production but earn far less: BBS survey

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- More than half of the country's food-producing households are small-scale operators, but they earn less than a third of what larger farms make, according to a new government surv... Read More


NBR allows dual BIN use until Nov 30

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has allowed businesses to use both their old and newly reassigned Business Identification Numbers (BINs) for customs-related activities until ... Read More


Call for basic overhaul of Bangladesh's skills development ecosystem

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Policymakers, economists, development practitioners and industry experts on Monday called for a fundamental overhaul of Bangladesh's skills-development ecosystem. Advertisement ... Read More


BSEC orders probe into unusual trading amid price spike

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has asked the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to investigate unusual trading in the units of EXIM Bank 1st Mutual Fund after t... Read More


Intraco resumes industrial gas supply after nine-month disruption

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Intraco Refueling Station has fully resumed supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) to industrial belts in Dhaka and Gazipur after nearly nine months, following regulatory clearan... Read More


Energy situation to improve from next week, BGMEA tells buyers

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- The apex garment exporters' body, BGMEA, on Tuesday apprised the global apparel buyers of the prevailing energy situation and requested up to two weeks of extension for goods del... Read More


16-member committee formed to assist FBCCI administrator

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- A 16-member support committee has been formed to assist the newly appointed administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) in managing th... Read More


New Fujairah terminals to offer UAE alternative cargo route

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The port operator, DP World, recently struck a preliminary deal with the Fujairah Ports Authority to build the Al Rugaylat container and multi-purpose terminal along with the Dib... Read More