Business-Economy

Govt to buy 1.10cr litres edible oil, 10,000 MTs lentil, 1lakh MTs fertilizer

TDS Desk The government will purchase 1.10 crore litres of edible oil, 10,000 metric tons (MTs) of lentil and 1,00,000 MTs of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the

LPG prices unchanged in January

12-kg LPG cylinder price stays intact at Tk1,455 TDS Desk The government has kept LPG prices the same for the third straight month in January, according to an announcement made

VAT on rise: Eating out, buying clothes, sweets, to be costlier

TDS Desk A 15 per cent (VAT) Value Added Tax will be added to the restaurant bill when eating out. All these days a 5 per cent VAT would be

Debt pressure poses threat to country’s economical stability: Tuku

TDS Desk BNP on Thursday feared that Bangladesh may face a severe foreign exchange crisis after 2027 due to huge debt burden in the power sector, resulting from widespread corruption

Cost of all types of air tickets to rise

TDS Desk The cost of air tickets for domestic, SAARC countries, and other international destinations is set to rise. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is planning to increase the

Govt to increase VAT on restaurants, hotels, clothing

VAT to increase from 5% to 7.5% for restaurants 7.5% to 15% for non-AC hotels 7.5% to 15% for branded and non-branded clothing items TDS Desk: The National Board of