Mon, 18 Nov 2024, 01:22 pm
Economy

RMG factories to remain open amid ‘all-out’ lockdown: BGMEA president

Apparel factories would remain out of the purview of the “all-out lockdown” that will begin on July 1. The decision was made at a high-level meeting on Saturday, Bangladesh Garment

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Bangabandhu Shilpa Nagar to shape future of Bangladesh: BEZA consultant

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpanagar (BSMSN), an upcoming smart industrial city, is shaping the future of Bangladesh by attracting huge amount of local and foreign investments, observed an expert on economic

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US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against chocolate firms

The US Supreme Court has ruled food giants Nestlé USA and Cargill can’t be sued for child slavery on African farms from where they buy their cocoa. Six African men

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Australia trade deal won’t hit UK farmers – Truss

A new trade deal between the UK and Australia will not harm British farmers’ livelihoods, said UK trade secretary. Liz Truss denied that imports of Australian beef would flood the

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Billionaire Mackenzie Scott gives away £2bn more

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated another $2.7bn (£1.9bn) to a range of charities. Ms Scott said in a blog post that she wanted to

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Toshiba apologises to shareholders after vote probe

Toshiba apologised to shareholders Monday and said it would remove two directors after a probe found the Japanese conglomerate had sought government help to try and influence a boardroom vote.

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Bashundhara to supply LPG to Jamuna Oil

Bashundhara LP Gas Ltd will supply liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the autogas stations of state-owned Jamuna Oil Company Ltd apart from setting up pumps at the establishments. Both the

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Govt earns Tk 12,000cr from MRPs, MRVs

The government has earned Taka 12,000 crore as revenue from machine readable passports (MRPs) and machine readable visas (MRVs) till 2020. “The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) issued 2.99

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China accuses Western firms over ‘harmful’ kids’ goods

China has accused several Western clothing brands of selling goods that could be harmful to children. A warning notice on the country’s customs administration website listed 81 items imported by

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Tk 6.03 lakh crore national budget to be placed in JS Thursday

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to place over Taka 6.03 lakh crore national budget for fiscal 2021-2022 (FY 22) in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) tomorrow amid the COVID-19

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