Port and Shipping

Port and Shipping

CAPITAL MACHINERY IMPORT / No advance tax, VAT for green shipyards: NBR

Capital machinery import rises, as Hong Kong convention only allows green shipyards to import scrap ships

1d ago

Tax return submission deadline extended to Jan 31

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has for a second time extended by a month the deadline for individual taxpayers to file tax returns. 

2d ago

Union leaders demand emergency fund for laid-off RMG workers

They made the demand in a meeting with the Labour Reform Commission

3d ago

ACI Motors sells 18.5% stake to Japan’s Mitsui at $22.75 million

Two senior Mitsui executives will join ACI Motors to widen their global reach

4d ago

Cargo ship with Pakistani goods reaches Ctg anchorage

On its second trip, it brings refined sugar, dolomites, fabrics, electronics, etc from Pakistan and UAE

5d ago

Panel formed to make tax expenditure policy

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday formed a nine-member committee to make a policy framework for tax expenditure.

1w ago

Renata ships first batch of preventative cardiovascular meds to US

The medicine was manufactured at Renata’s Bangladesh factory approved by the US-FDA

1w ago

Administrator appointed for Sonali Life Insurance

Brig Gen (retd) SM Ferdous has already joined office: IDRA spokesperson

8m ago

Jewellers cut gold prices by Tk 840 a bhori

From today, each bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 118,798

8m ago

Gold price hits new record again

Jewellers are selling each bhori of gold at Tk 119,637 from 7pm today

8m ago

Livestock services week, fair begin

3,000 farmers from 466 upazilas take part in "Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024"

8m ago

Another garment factory receives LEED green certification

Bangladesh now has 215 LEED-certified factories

8m ago

Import of another 124,000 tonnes of rice given go-ahead

Some 91,000 tonnes will be parboiled rice and 33,000 tonnes sunned rice

8m ago

All member factories completed paying March salary, Eid bonus: BGMEA

BGMEA President SM Mannan Kochi says in a press briefing today

8m ago

New industries outside economic zones will not get electricity, gas

The cabinet committee on economic affairs says

8m ago

70% factories yet to pay March salary

Some 70% have already paid festival bonus, Industrial police say

8m ago

Leather shipment recovers, fetches $100 million in 9 months

Leather exports rose 9.8% year-on-year in Jul-Mar of FY24

8m ago