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Bangladesh for 30 per cent value addition criterion for LDCs
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:48pm on January 25, 2021
Bangladesh will reaffirm its proposal for amendments to the D8 Preferential Trade Agreement seeking a 30-percent local value addition criterion for least developed countries on...
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BICDA demands release of more imported goods thru off-docks
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:47pm on January 22, 2021
The Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association has demanded that measures should be taken to facilitate the release of more imported goods through private ICDs so...
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BTTC for gradual withdrawal of import, production limits
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:10pm on January 21, 2021
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission has recommended the commerce ministry to gradually withdraw the restriction on import and production of motorcycles with higher engine...
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Rajshahi silk, 5 other products to get GI tag
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:54pm on January 19, 2021
Six more products, including Muslin and Rajshahi silk, is set to get the recognition as geographical indication products of Bangladesh as the Department of Patents,...
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NBR moves to subscribe to int’l database
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:31pm on January 16, 2021
The National Board of Revenue has taken a move to subscribe to the database of comparable international transfer pricing to facilitate effective audit of transfer...
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FBCCI for tax collection on value addition
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:42pm on January 15, 2021
The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry has requested the National Board of Revenue to collect the minimum income tax on value addition...
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Govt to set up two courts to settle commercial disputes
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:12pm on January 14, 2021
The government is going to set up two courts dedicated to settling commercial disputes to improve the country’s ease of doing business situation. The courts...
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No anti-dumping investigation in 25 years of framing rules
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 02:06am on January 12, 2021
Bangladesh has so far failed to initiate any anti-dumping investigation in 25 years of framing the rules due to non-cooperation from local businesses. Though some...
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4,865 more accounts with over Tk 1cr in Apr-Sept
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 11:20pm on January 10, 2021
The number of bank accounts with more than Tk 1 crore in deposit has significantly increased in the country following the COVID-19 outbreak, indicating a rising...
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BGMEA opposes CPA plea to release imported goods from private ICDs
Jasim Uddin | Updated at 10:35pm on January 09, 2021
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has opposed a Chattogram Port Authority’s proposal to release garment sector businesses’ imported goods from the private...