Reduce import duty on essential items: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authority concerned to reduce import duty on four essential items - rice, edible oil, sugar and date- ahead of the upcoming Ramadan. The directive came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city. "The Prime Minister

Cement manufacturers demand reduction of ‘clinker’ import duty

Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) has urged the government to reduce the customs duty on ‘clinker’, the main raw material of the cement industry. They also urged the government to reduce the advanced income tax (AIT) to a maximum of 0.50 per cent at the import and sale stage. Currently, cement