Business-Economy

Remittance crosses $2bn in first 19 days of April

TDS Desk: Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 23.8 percent reaching $2,127 million in the first 19 days of April, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank Read More

Govt eases rules on industrial gas distribution to cut costs, boost efficiency

PROGGA, ATMA propose 3 measures to cut tobacco use, raise revenue

Fuel supply may increase, pressure at pumps expected to ease

BD holds 29.74 TCF extractable gas reserves: Tuku

Transport owners propose to hike fares

Energy minister expresses concern over artificial fuel crisis

TDS Desk: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood today (19 April) said unscrupulous traders are hoarding and black marketing fuel in different parts of the country, creating

Price of 12kg LPG cylinder rises by Tk 212

Staff Reporter: The price of privately supplied liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the consumer level has been increased for the second time in a month. This time, the price has

Bangladesh leads denim garment exports to EU, US markets

TDS Desk: The story dates back 42 years. In the Fisheries ghat area of Chattogram, the late Nasir Uddin, founding chairman of Pacific Jeans Group, established a jeans manufacturing factory

VAT exemptions to go, sparing poorest 40%

Limiting exemptions only to people living below the poverty line may prove difficult in practice Highlights: Government plans removing most VAT exemptions, except for poorest groups Proposal discussed at April