The price of a 12.5 kg LPG cylinder supplied by the state-owned company remained unchanged at Tk 825. Meanwhile, the price of LPG, used as auto gas, has been reduced from Tk 86.93 to Tk 70.40 per litre. BERC is fixing LPG prices from April 2021. Propane and butane, the two main components of LPG, […]
Over the past decade, Bangladesh has developed a mobile phone assembly and manufacturing industry. Local factories mainly assemble low- and mid-range handsets. However, industry insiders say many premium models from brands like Apple, Google, Huawei, Motorola, Samsung and Xiaomi cannot be commercially manufactured locally due to complex supply chains, specialized components and limited market demand. […]
The Finance Minister has proposed to reduce the source tax rate on 60 essential commodities including paddy, rice, wheat, potato, livestock, poultry, fish, onion, garlic, ginger, salt, sugar, edible oil and seeds from 5 per cent, 2 per cent and 1 per cent to 0.5 per cent. He said that in line with the election […]
Due to the many barriers to travel abroad, interest in domestic travel has increased every year. However, travel destinations within the country are also becoming limited. Sylhet and Moulvibazar are among the most popular destinations. But in the last two years, traveling there by road now takes twice as long as before, causing tourist interest […]
On the other hand, like many other competing countries, it may be worthwhile to consider commercial agriculture for new tax collection. It is even worth considering the difference in taxation between domestic and foreign institutions in the interest of investment. Records show good tax payment history for foreign companies, and encouraging them could increase investment. […]
While the conversation was going on, local youth Shaheen Mia, 35, reached the threshing yard with a machine. Ali Akbar and his son got busy with work. When asked about the diesel required to run the machine, Shaheen said that two liters of diesel is required per hour. On Thursday morning, Shaheen had to wait […]
On Sunday, Trump stepped up pressure on Tehran by threatening in an expletive-laden Easter Sunday social media post to target Iran’s power plants and bridges on Tuesday if the strategic Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. Still, some ships, including an Omani-operated tanker, a French-owned container ship and a Japanese-owned gas carrier, transited the Strait […]
Still, daily freight rates for LNG tankers rose more than 40 percent on Monday after Qatar halted its production. Atlantic rates rose 43 percent on Monday to US$61,500 a day, or US$18,750 from Friday, according to Spark Commodities, a pricing agency for LNG shipping. Pacific rates rose 45 percent from Friday to US$41,000 per day, […]
From last Sunday to this Saturday morning, gold prices have fluctuated six times: four rises and two falls. On Sunday, January 25, the price of gold increased by Tk 1,500 to Tk 257,191 per Bhori. Prices rose again by Tk 5,249 on Monday night, Tk 7,348 on Wednesday morning and Tk 16,213 on Thursday morning. […]
Shakeela Farooq, chief scientific officer for poultry research at the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, said her calculations showed that the cost of production for one chick could be as high as 35 taka. However, the actual price was Rs 15 on January 19 and reached Rs 60 in February. Shahidur believes that companies make extra […]