Govt to form taskforce for newspapers: Mahfuz
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Mahfuz Alam has said the government will form a taskforce for development of newspaper industries.
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Workshop on poultry industry held in Dhaka
The Netherlands Embassy in Bangladesh, Larive International, international business consultancy firm Lightcastle Partners and Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council organised a workshop titled 鈥楶oultry Industry Processing鈥� recently at Gulshan in Dhaka, says a press release.
DCCI, S鈥檖ore team for boosting bilateral coop
Enhanced bilateral cooperation in logistics, infrastructure and investment topped the agenda during a meeting between the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a visiting Singaporean business delegation on Thursday...
Lanka warns US tariffs threaten 鈥榯housands鈥� of jobs
Sri Lanka鈥檚 apparel manufacturing industry warned on Thursday that sweeping US tariffs will disrupt the island鈥檚 largest export sector and place thousands of jobs at risk...
Nargis Murshida appointed as administrator to BCCCI
The government has appointed an administrator to the Bangladesh China Chambers of Commerce and Industry...
Lankan envoy visits DCCI, discusses business issues
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed has sought sharing of Sri Lanka鈥檚 experience in deep-sea fishing, tourism and shipping industry as well as technical support in this specialized area...
Budget Proposal: MCCI for scrapping conditions on cash transactions for tax
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Tuesday laid emphasis on scrapping the conditions on cash transactions in corporate tax...
DCCI, Sharjah chamber聽sign trade deal
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an agreement at Sharjah chamber on Thursday with an aim to expand export of Bangladeshi products to Sharjah and increase bilateral investment...
Profiteers hurt handloom industry: Bashir
Textiles and jute adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that some profit-mongers hampered the normal pace of country鈥檚 handloom industry misusing the government facilities given to this industry for its development...
Persistent contractionary MPS to harm pvt sector: DCCI
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed concern over the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 decision to maintain a contractionary monetary policy in the second half of the 2024-25 financial year, keeping the policy rate at 10 per cent...
Dhaka Chamber demands a simplified Tax, VAT system
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed stressed the need for simplifying the tax and VAT system, also simplifying the system according to the size, nature, and capacity of the businesses by removing complexity and bottlenecks in the import-export procedures and fixing a realistic VAT rate...
Small traders seek measures to do business smoothly
Small traders have urged the government to take measures so that the small traders or shopkeepers can do their businesses smoothly...
Forging a Shared Future exchange session held
Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organisation and the Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recently hosted an exchange session titled 鈥楩orging a Shared Future鈥� at the Westin in the city...
Ceramic businesses ask not to hike gas price
The country鈥檚 ceramic manufacturers urged the government not to increase the price of gas and demanded that necessary steps be taken to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to the ceramic industry...
IPF 2025 to begin Feb 12
The Bangladesh International Plastics, Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition, also called IPF 2025, is going to be held from February 12 to 15 at ICCB Dhaka, said a press release...
DITF to end today
The 29th edition of the month-long Dhaka聽International Trade Fair-2025 will come to an end today...
AIB gets PCI DSS certification
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Wednesday received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Certification, said a press release...
Business leaders call for extension of loan repayment period
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has urged Bangladesh Bank to extend the loan repayment period for defaulters from three months to nine months...
Two more factories get LEED certification
Two new factories in Bangladesh have got LEED certification since Bangladesh鈥檚 RMG industry remains unwavering in its commitment to sustainable growth amidst the challenges posed by a global economic downturn...
DCCI for policy reforms for post-LDC transition
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed stressed the need for urgent reforms and modernisation of Bangladesh鈥檚 trade and investment frameworks...
Bashir for more investment in furniture industry
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Monday urged the entrepreneurs to invest more for the development of furniture industry...
MCCI for boosting digital financial services
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka has recommended integrating mobile financial service providers with the National Payment Switch of Bangladesh, establishing independent credit-scoring agencies and launching digital banks to address gaps in financial inclusion to improve digital financial service or DFS ecosystem in Bangladesh...
DCCI seeks S Korean coop to raise industrial capacity
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday sought enhanced technological cooperation from South Korea to strengthen Bangladesh鈥檚 industrial capacity and attract more foreign direct investment...
FICCI expresses concern over VAT, SD hike
The Foreign Investors鈥� Chambers of Commerce and Industry has expressed deep concern over the recent decision to increase VAT and supplementary duty on a range of products without prior consultation with key stakeholders...
FPCCI team meets commerce adviser
A delegation of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, led by its president Atif Ikram Sheikh, met commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at the commerce ministry conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday...
Wider use of mobile phone faces hurdles
Telecom sector industry stakeholders said that the decision to increase the supplementary duty on mobile phone services by 3 per cent would hinder progress and widen the digital divide...
Bangladesh expo in Brazil in June 15-18
Made in Bangladesh Exhibition will be held in Sao Paulo, the most populous city in Brazil, from June 15 to 18 to showcase products ranging from ready-made garments to pharmaceuticals, leather and textiles...
BPCCI team calls on Philippine envoy
A Bangladesh Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry delegation called on Nina P Cainglet, Philippine ambassador to Bangladesh, on Tuesday, said a press release...
FBCCI urges Bangladeshis in UK to invest in key sectors
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has called on British-Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh鈥檚 key sectors, including energy, technology, education, human resource development, the blue economy, and tourism...
Aviation industry: analysis of struggles
BANGLADESH has had 11 commercial airlines since its independence and of them, only four are still operational. The seven airlines that are now defunct primarily put the closure of the operation down to high operational costs and limited revenue. Of the airlines that are operational, Biman Bangladesh Airlines is state-owned and the rest are private. In the...