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Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) Narsingdi region has distributed over Tk 29,31 crore as agricultural loan among 3,414 farmers of the district during the first six months of the current fiscal 2013-14 through its 21 branches.

Food inflation rose to 9 percent in December, with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics blaming it on the current political turmoil. Non-food inflation however edged down in December compared to the previous month. The overall inflation in December rose to…

Dhaka – Dr Abul Barakat who coined some economic activities as fundamentalist economy of Bangladesh on Thursday apologised to the residents of Gopalganj on ‘behalf of the opposition leader’ for her recent indiscreet remarks against their district. Barakat, also the…

The Korean development arm KOICA will provide $ 5 million grant for overhauling the apex training institute of Bangladesh’s chemical industries. KOICA Resident Representative Kim Bok-Hee and Economic Relations Division Joint Secretary Mohammed Asif-uz-Zaman and Joint Chief of the Ministry…

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Saturday extended the deadline for submitting income tax return by another month up to December 31.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Thursday urged the government to extend the deadline for submission of income tax returns by another one month till December 31.

A 17-member Pay and Services Commission, headed by former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, was formed to assess public servants’ salaries.

The Expatriate Welfare Bank has so far provided around Tk  21 crore as ‘migration loan’ to the persons who are willing to go abroad, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament on Wednesday.

Fair prices cheer growers as harvesting on Farmers in Sherpur are taking delight at the good yield as well as reasonable market prices of Aman paddy Finance as harvesting of the crop is now on in full swing everywhere in…

PROOFS, an innovative project for farmers’ food security, will be launched at Lakeshore Hotel in the capital on Wednesday.   Two private business firms — Metal Seed and Ispahani will sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the launching ceremony to implement…

Over 30,000 poor families of 250 villages including vast char areas under five districts in Rangpur division have achieved self-reliance through vegetables cultivation during the past five years.

Japan International Cooperation Agency will provide Tk 100 crore in loan for improving the working environment in garment and knitwear industries of the country.  

President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) M Sabur Khan on Thursday urged the banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to come forward to help the new entrepreneurs.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will help Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) groom new entrepreneurs under its project of ‘creating 2000 new entrepreneurs’.  

A new insurance company ‘Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Limited’ started its journey on Tuesday.  

Dhaka: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submitting income tax returns for 2013-2014 FY by one month up to October 31.

Dwellers of Shiber Char area in Sadar upazila on Friday besieged the local Palli Bidyut Samity office demanding an immediate end to power outages.

By Jessica Wohl Outdated, poorly managed factories can be fixed in ways that help workers, the environment and socially conscious investors willing to provide the funding, according to a new firm that plans to invest in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

The media launch for the Global Social Business Summit 2013 slated for November 7-9 has recently took place in Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia.

Bangladesh Bank has fixed the lending rate ceiling for onion imports at 12 percent.

Income tax of more than Taka 77 crore was collected in a weeklong Tax Fair-2013 that concluded formally on Jafar Imam Tennis Complex here yesterday.

Dhaka – The seven-day Income Tax Fair, arranged to motivate people to pay taxes regularly, ended on Sunday posting a collection of Tk 1117.43 crore from taxpayers.

The government has collected around Tk 8 billion in taxes from across Bangladesh in the six days of the week-long Income Tax Fair 2013.

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President M Sabur Khan, now in Kuala Lumpur, has invited the Malaysian businessmen to invest in Bangladesh, especially in the power, energy and infrastructure sectors.  

Communications Ministry has proposed to increase the contract value of the Padma Bridge project’s independent checking engineer (ICE) by Tk 2.0275 crore.  

Visiting Russian Deputy Minister of Industries and Trade Yuri Slyusar on Tuesday said Russian businessmen are interested to invest in pharmaceuticals, communication and other infrastructure sector in Bangladesh.

A German index of economic optimism among investment professionals rose more than expected in September, underlining stronger growth prospects for Europe’s largest economy and for the euro currency union as a whole.  

Bangladesh government and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on Monday signed a protocol of cooperation for development in different fields including education, health, economy and environment.

World Bank country director Johannes Zutt called on managing director of Dhaka Wasa Taqsem A Khan at his office on Monday.

Commercial tea farming has already become popular bringing fortunes to hundreds of farmers and huge socioeconomic change through alleviating poverty in Panchagarh in recent years.