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BD signs tripartite deal with India, Nepal to import 40MW electricity

Bangladesh has signed a landmark tripartite agreement with India and Nepal to import 40 MW of electricity from Nepal, marking ...

Illegal items may get in as BD scraps physical inspection of Pak imports

Oct 3: Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue has discontinued mandatory 100% physical inspection of Pakistani imports, raising concerns about potential ...

China keen to import sea fish, jute products from BD

Business Correspondent

China has expressed keen interest to import sea fishes, shrimps, crabs, jute products and mangoes from Bangladesh.The interest was revealed ...

NBR scraps physical inspection of imports from Pakistan

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has scrapped the mandatory physical inspection system for importing products from Pakistan in a ...

Bangladesh delegation in Nepal to sign contract to import 40 MW electricity

Observer Online Desk

A Bangladesh delegation on Monday went to Nepal to sign a contract to import 40 MW of electricity from the ...

University Teachers’ Network sends out an important message

While addressing at a press conference organised at the Dhaka University Teachers' Club on Saturday, the University Teachers' network coupled ...

Prized fish from BD back on plate in India as imports resume

NEW DELHI, Sept 26: The Bangladesh government has issued orders to export 2,420 tonnes of Hilsa to India ahead of ...

CA Reaches NY Today

Biden-Yunus meeting at UN on Sept 24 billed as important event

Shahnaj Begum from UN Headquarters, New York, USA

Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with US president ...

China to gradually resume seafood imports from Japan after Fukushima ban

BEIJING, Sept 22: China said Friday that it would "gradually resume" importing seafood from Japan after imposing a blanket ban ...

Tripartite deal soon to import power from Nepal: Adviser

Bangladesh is poised to sign the tripartite agreement with Nepal and India soon to import hydropower from Nepal via Indian ...

Export-import resume thru Sonamasjid Land Port

Observer Online Desk

Export-import trade between Bangladesh and India through the Sonamasjid Land Port in Chapainawabganj has resumed after a six-day suspension. The ...

Govt to import 400,000 tonnes of wheat, 200,000 tonnes rice

Business Correspondent

The Advisor Council Committee on Economic Affairs in a meeting has approved separate proposals for importing 400,000 tonnes of wheat ...

Govt to import 60,000 tonnes of granular urea

Business Correspondent

The government has decided to import 60,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertilizer against two separate proposals from Saudi Arabia ...

123 tons of onion imported thru' Hili

Observer Correspondent

Import of onion from India begins through Hili Land Port under Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district.The import began through the ...

Export-import resume through Hili land port after holiday

Upazila Representative

After a one-day holiday on the occasion Eid e-Milad-un Nabi, the import-export activities between Bangladesh and India resumed through Hili ...

Chile's biggest steelworks sunk by cheap Chinese imports

Sept 15: It's the end of an era: after 74 years the blast furnace at Chile's biggest steelmaker will be ...

Stone, coal import suspension from India makes labourers workless

M Suruzzaman

NALITABARI, SHERPUR, Sept 14: Import suspension of stone, coal, and other items from India through Nakugaon Land Port in Nalitabari ...

India sharply raises import tax on edible oils to support farmers

MUMBAI, Sept 14: India has raised the basic import tax on crude and refined edible oils by 20 percentage points, ...

12,000 tonnes of potato to be imported from India

Observer Correspondent

Ten importers have received import permits (IPs) to import 12,000 metric tonnes of potato through Hili land port in Dinajpur ...

Reserves stand at $19.46b after paying import bills

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has paid USD $1.37 billion in import liabilities of member countries of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) ...

Chinese exports top forecasts but imports slow sharply

BEIJING, Sept 10: China's exports jumped in August but imports fell well short of expectations, data showed Tuesday, as the ...

Cairo urges Dhaka to import petrochemicals, fertilizers from Egypt

Business Correspondent

Ambassador of Egypt in Bangladesh Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy called upon the Bangladeshi importers to import more petrochemicals and ...

BB giving utmost importance on customers’ protection: Governor

Observer Online Desk

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur Sunday said that the central bank is giving utmost importance to protect ...

DCCI praises lifting of LC margin for all imports except luxury goods

Business Correspondent

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has praised the recent decision of Bangladesh Bank (BB) through a circular for ...

CIID opens probe into Adani power imports

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, or CIID, has launched investigations into the contract for power imports by Bangladesh's Power ...

No intention to import beef, want to lower prices: Adviser Farida

No Hilsa export to India during Durga Puja, she says

Adviser to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has dismissed any plans to import beef, emphasizing efforts to lower meat ...

BB makes compulsory 100pc cash margin for imports of 14 goods

Business Correspondent

Bangladesh Bank has mandated a 100 percent cash margin for import of 14 specific goods. The order covers luxury items ...

Duty on import of potato, onion slashed to reduce prices

Observer Online Report

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a notice reducing import duty on onion, potato and fertiliser, aiming to ...

NBR cuts import duty on onion, potato

Observer Online Desk

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has slashed duty on import of onions, potatoes, and pesticides in an effort to ...

Reduce import duty to cool off prices of essentials

Business Correspondent

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has urged the government to significantly reduce tariffs on onions, potatoes and eggs ...