Business-Economy

ICT division: Another website for freelancers with almost identical address

TDS Desk: The information and communication technology (ICT) division of the Bangladesh government opened a platform for freelancers around three and a half years ago to provide them formal recognition

20 industrial units get ‘President’s Industrial Development Award’

BSS, Dhaka: Twenty industrial units under six categories have received ‘President’s Industrial Development Award-2021’ for their outstanding contribution to the national economy. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Thursday

Shipping cost in BD keeps upward trend as Red Sea Crisis lingers

Staff Correspondent: Shafiur Rahman, regional operations manager of G-Star in Bangladesh, needs to send 6,146 pieces of denim trousers weighing 4,404 kilogrammes from a Gazipur-based garment factory to Amsterdam of

Soaring food prices: How far fixed-income groups can tighten belts?

Staff Correspondent: Al Amin, a bus helper in Dhaka city, struggles to make ends meet with his family of four, including his wife and children. The situation has worsened

Trade via Benapole port resumes after 5 days

Benapole Correspondent: Export and import activities between India and Bangladesh through Benapole land port resumed on Thursday morning after being closed for five days. Thousands of goods-laden trucks were seen

Another scope to whitening black money likely in next budget

Staff Correspondent: Another scope for whitening the black money is likely to be given in the coming national budget of 2024-25 fiscal year, with a 15 per cent tax rate.