Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday said that increasing the efficiency of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is essential for the growth of trade and commerce in the country.

Four associations, including BGMEA, sent joint letter to the power adviser

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate who is leading Bangladesh’s government after protests forced out the previous prime minister, told Reuters Breakingviews that the upheaval in his country demonstrated the dangers of sycophantically praising politicians who pursue headline GDP growth without much thought about the consequences.

Policymakers have battled to reverse a post-pandemic slump driven by a crisis in the property sector, weak consumption and high government debt.

Just days after beginning his second term in the White House last week, Trump said he would impose a 10 percent levy on all Chinese products from February 1, while leaving the door open for negotiations.

The five-day show, Ambiente 2025, will begin on February 7

Bangladesh paid $1.98 billion in principal and interest in Jul-Dec of 2024, up from $1.57 billion in the same period the previous year

The US aviation giant projected a loss of $5.46 per share, much above the $1.55 foreseen by analysts, according to a profit warning that cited the costs of a new labor agreement, among other factors.

The Fed cut its key lending rate by a full percentage point in the last four months of 2024 and indicated it would move more cautiously going forward amid an uptick in inflation away from its long-term target of two percent

The government has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with the US-based Argent LNG to import up to 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years.

Tender has been floated, as the previous contract with Saif Powertec is set to end next month

Higher wages and currency depreciation caused the profit to fall

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, starts her second term as head of the global trade watchdog this year at a time when Trump's tariff threats have raised the spectre of trade wars

The comments marked a rare instance of a split between the world's richest man and Trump, with Musk playing a key role in the newly installed administration after spending $270 million on the election campaign.

Business delegations of the two nations sat in a meeting today at the FBCCI

The five-year SME Policy is scheduled to come into effect in July this year and end in June 2030

In the 11 months, Bangladesh shipped garments worth $18.15 billion, second highest after China

The clearance will be issued on a consignment basis under certain conditions

Trump, who was speaking to reporters at the White House a day after being sworn in, cited the need to rectify the EU's trade imbalances with the United States while taking aim once again at Beijing over fentanyl trafficking.

Thousands of workers held a mass rally yesterday in Gazipur, demanding the reopening of all 16 factories which were shut down within the Beximco Industrial Park.