New electric car plants to get land free-of-cost Bangladesh will offer land for free to electric car producers as this has huge economic opportunities.He was speaking as chief guest at the event styled ‘Car market in Bangladesh: Challenges and prospects’ hosted by the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI).Currently, the
Read MoreRemittance hits $2b mark for third straight month Bangladesh has once again gone past the $2-billion mark in remittance income as migrant workers continued to send home a massive amount for the third straight month. In November, migrant workers remitted $2.07 billion, up 34 per cent year-on-year.However, last month’s figure
Read MoreSept NPLs drop 2.0pc The default loans dropped slightly in September last as the central bank suspended the routine exercise of classification to help businesses overcome the adverse impact of Covid-19 pandemic. The volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) fell by nearly 2.0 per cent or Tk 16.76 billion to Tk
Read MoreOne-fourth of taxpayers filed returns so far Just one-fourth of more than 50 lakh registered taxpayers in the country filed their annual income tax returns by the end of last week. But the National Board of Revenue said that it would not extend the deadline for submission beyond November 30.
Read MoreGovt likely to ease rules on duty-free fabric use to export high-end apparels The government may ease the rules on the use of fabric imported duty-free to help local manufacturers shift to high-end apparels and boost export earnings as firms generate more waste while producing fancy items for international markets.
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