National Board of Revenue (NBR) would conduct a survey by engaging students to bring more people under tax net. In the survey, students would collect…

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday laid emphasis on the promotion of trade and investment ties with Malaysia to accelerate the development activities in Bangladesh. “Bangladesh is moving towards a developed country. We should promote trade and investment ties with different countries, including…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday sought more Danish and Norwegian investment in various sectors for further development of Bangladesh. The premier made the request when Danish Ambassador Winnie Estrup Petersen and Ambassador of Norway Sidsel Bleken jointly called on her at her office. After the…

Japan's Nissan said yesterday that its board has nominated the new boss of Renault to replace Carlos Ghosn, who is in detention facing charges of financial misconduct. The decision to turn over Ghosn's board seat to Jean-Dominique Senard must still be ratified by shareholders, and the company…

Apple said yesterday it had reached an agreement with French authorities to settle 10 years of back taxes, becoming the latest US company to reach a deal with France which has led a European push for higher taxes on tech giants. French news weekly L'Express reported that Apple had paid nearly 500…

Iran yesterday ruled out linkage between a new EU mechanism to trade with Tehran bypassing US sanctions and an anti-money laundering bill. "Linking implementation of this mechanism... with the requirements of institutions such as the FATF is unacceptable," the foreign ministry said, referring…

Australia's central bank cut its economic growth forecasts and kept interest rates at a record low yesterday, as house prices in major cities slumped and consumer spending weakened. "Some downside risks have increased," governor Philip Lowe said after the Reserve Bank of Australia's…

The biennial election of the board of directors of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the 2019-2921 tenure will be held on April 27. The FBCCI election board has also announced the election schedule yesterday, said a media release. According to the schedule, last…

The German state should “in very important cases” block foreign firms from buying up companies working on key technologies by itself stepping in as an investor, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said yesterday. “The state should only be able to buy shares in a company in very important…

Feroz Hossain has recently been pro-moted the post of the additional managing director of EXIM Bank, the bank said in a press statement yesterday. Prior…

A three-day training programme on Post Clea-rance Audit (PCA) was held in Chattogram yesterday. National Board of Revenue (NBR) organised the programme in corporation with USAID Bangladesh Trade Facilitation Activity ll (BTFA ll).  Khandaker Muhammad Aminur Rahman, member (custom audit, modernisation…

BP almost trebled its annual net profit to $9.4 billion (8.2 billion euros) last year as oil prices soared in 2018, the British energy giant announced yesterday. Profit after tax rocketed from $3.4 billion in 2017, "primarily affected by higher oil prices and favourable foreign exchange" rates,…