Bangladesh will require an additional amount of US $928.48 billion over the period of 2017 to 2030 for the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country, says a study revealed in Dhaka yesterday, reports UNB. The annual average cost of SDGs will be US $66.32 billion…

Tech giant Google has inducted Bangladesh’s name in its merchant account, paving way for country’s android-based application developers to sell their products on Google Play, official app store for the android operating system, reports BSS. “Though we have been using Google Play for…

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a proposal of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to give the work of developing the land for the Mirershorai Economic Zone (MEZ) to the Navy because it has quoted a lower price than the Water Development Board (WDB). The approval was given…

With an aim to inspire people in paying tax, the National Board of Revenue honored 84 families across the country as ‘Kar Bahadur Paribar’ along with some 517 highest taxpayers in the following day of the weeklong Income Tax Fair yesterday. For the first time, NBR introduces the award title…

Stocks maintained upward trends yesterday as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges rose up on higher transactions, reports BSS. The…

Mahindra Comviva, a global leader in providing mobility solutions, yesterday announced that for the second consecutive year it has been positioned by Gartner in the Magic Quadrant for Integrated Revenue and Customer Management (IRCM) for CSPs, 2017, a press statement said yesterday. The company has…

AFP, SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines said Tuesday second-quarter net profit almost tripled due to passenger growth and improvements in its cargo business, but warned of challenges ahead. The flag carrier said it earned Sg $190 million ($139 million) in the three months to the end of September compared…

Khulna Income Tax Zone has collected over Tk 29.14 crore income tax as revenue from the income tax fairs which concluded on Tuesday evening in ten district and eight upazila headquarters under Khulna Division, while income taxes of over Tk 11.92 crore was collected during the week-long tax fair that…

AFP, TOKYO: Japanese car giant Nissan yesterday downgraded its annual operating profit forecast after a damaging inspection scandal in its domestic market, as its CEO vowed to regain customers’ trust. Nissan said it now expects to make an operating profit of 645 billion yen ($5.7 billion) for…