Sunday, 01 Dec, 2024

Business

BB Governor urges more women participation in economic activities

Jamalpur: Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman Wednesday urged the women entrepreneurs to take initiatives for building small industries to attain sustainable economic growth.The call came from an exchange-of-views meeting organized by the National Bank at the Public Library

Red-flag demo<br> BGMEA intervention sought for realizing compensation for factory fire victims

Dhaka: Hundreds of garment workers staged a red-flag demonstration in the city Sunday for due compensation for the families of their 22 colleagues killed in a fierce fire at Garib and Garib Sweeter factory in Gazipur on February 25.  They raised the demand from a rally held by National

FBCCI for widening tax net to reduce tax burdens on businessmen

Dhaka: Country’s apex trade body suggested casting wide the income-tax net cutting down the tax rates in the upcoming national budget as they think this horizontal growth would boost revenue earnings while reduce the tax-loads on the businesspeople. The taxation proposal came through

Garment factory fire in Ctg: loss runs into crore

Chittagong: Machinery worth over an estimated amount of Tk 1 crore burnt down in a devastating fire at a garment factory in the Oxygen crossing area of the port city on Thursday midnight.“The fire originated from an electric short circuit in the cutting and finishing section on the 2nd

Job seekers face hassle for Rupali Bank

Job seekers have faced hassle while submitting their pay-order forms of Rupali Bank Thursday evening at its Motijheel corporate office in the city.   According to the requirements of the Rupali Bank’s recruitment process, sources said, some 20 persons thronged the bank for submitting

ADB assistance up for lessening water, power, gas crisis

Dhaka : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has increased its assistance to Bangladesh for the next three years with a view to developing the country’s energy, power, water and transport sectors.   “Bangladesh is facing now a triple crisis-power, gas and water. We are raising the