Economy

China accuses Western firms over ‘harmful’ kids’ goods

Shawdesh Desk: China has accused several Western clothing brands of selling goods that could be harmful to children. A warning notice on the country’s customs administration website listed 81 items

Tk 6.03 lakh crore national budget to be placed in JS Thursday

Shawdesh desk: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to place over Taka 6.03 lakh crore national budget for fiscal 2021-2022 (FY 22) in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) tomorrow amid

Overall progress of Matarbari power plant construction now 42pc

Shawdesh Desk; The overall progress of the 1200-megawatt Matarbari coal-fired power plant project is now around 42 percent while the implementation of Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contract are around 52.11

Cement price going to be hiked putting infrastructural dev in uncertainty

Shawdesh Desk: The price of the cement is going to be hiked in the local market in the face of raw material import adversities. The problems relating to shipping of

Stress on tax reforms to boost investment in cement sector

Shawdesh Desk: The government should reform the tax structure to boost investment in the cement sector as local manufacturers are burdened with taxes. Some 37 companies including 5 foreign manufacturers

Provision for whitening undisclosed money to continue: Kamal

Shawdesh Desk: Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said that the government would retain the provision for whitening undisclosed money in the next national budget for FY22 to bring

US jobs figures fall far short of expectations

Shawdesh Desk: US employers hired fewer workers than expected last month despite a huge stimulus package that saw the government send $1,400 (£1,000) cheques to most Americans. Just 266,000 jobs

Clear wages, Eid bonus by May 10: RMG workers

Shawdesh Desk: Garment Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (GSKOP), an alliance of 20 worker associations, on Friday demanded the payment of wages and Eid bonus by May 10. In a statement,