NBR to reduce tax benefits on certain imports

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) wants to reduce tax benefits on the import of goods that are also being produced locally to bring down dependency. "We aren't in such a situation where we have to be dependent on foreigners for everything," NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem said at

PM foresees no crisis in consumer goods

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday assured the people that there won't be any crisis of consumer goods in the country."There will be no problem regarding consumer goods. We've started importing (goods) from Ukraine and Russia as well," she said. The premier was addressing the 5th National Conference of Swadhinata

Wildcat strike cripples Bhomra land port in Satkhira 

All kinds of activities including loading and unloading of goods at Bhomra Land port of Satkhira halted on Sunday over workers' demand to raise their pay.The trouble started on Saturday after the clearing and forwarding agents refused to raise the charges for loading and unloading goods by workers. During the work