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Import of LNG, fertiliser, soybean oil, sugar and chickpea approved

UNB, Dhaka: The government will import LNG, fertiliser, soybean oil, sugar and chickpea to meet local demands. Advisors’ Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) in a meeting, with Finance Adviser

Trade Commission recommends lifting 25% import duty on rice

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) that the existing 25% import duty on rice be completely removed to facilitate

Crisis to continue unless businessmen feel secure: Mir Nasir Hossain

TDS Desk: Mir Nasir Hossain, former president of FBCCI, the premier business association of the country’s industrialists, is also a former director of Eastern Bank Ltd. In an exclusive interview,

Rice import stalls despite tariff cut, ministry to seek more waivers

Ministry of Food plans to propose lowering tariff to 5% TDS Desk It has been over a week since the government allowed private imports of rice with reduced tariffs to

Union Bank irregularities: S Alam linked to Tk17,229cr in unpaid loans

TDS Desk Under Sheikh Hasina’s regime, Shariah-compliant Union Bank, controlled by the controversial Chattogram-based S Alam Group, extended Tk17,229 crore in loans to 247 entities affiliated with the group –

DSE continues downtrend for fourth day amid high selling pressure

TDS Desk: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Bangladesh’s primary capital market, experienced a fourth consecutive day of decline in trading on Monday, with high selling pressure weighing on the indices.