Commerce adviser defends govt’s move to increase VAT
Commerce adviser defends govt’s move to increase VAT

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Saturday defended the interim governments recent move to increase Value Added Tax (VAT) saying that indirect taxes are critically important for an unregulated market, reports UNB. Depending on direct taxes may be very good for the developed economy. For an...

Bangladesh wants balanced trade with Malaysia
Bangladesh wants balanced trade with Malaysia

Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin said Bangladesh wants to boost bilateral trade relations with Malaysia alongside ensuring balanced trade. He said this when Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Mohd Shuhada Othman met him at his office at Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday. During the...

Smart family card will replace paper system for TCB's activities: Commerce Adviser
Smart family card will replace paper system for TCB's activities: Commerce Adviser

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin announced that the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will transition from the paper-based system to conducting its activities through the Smart Family Card. He made this statement during the inauguration of TCBs product sales to low-income families at...

Commerce adviser seeks investment from Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in UK
Commerce adviser seeks investment from Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in UK

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin has stressed the role of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the UK in strengthening commercial ties between the two and urged them to invest in Bangladesh, reports UNB. He said: Invest in Bangladesh and contribute to the countrys development. Your role is vital in...

Turkish Ambassador calls on Commerce Adviser
Turkish Ambassador calls on Commerce Adviser

Turkish Ambassador in Dhaka Ramis Sen on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin at his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral issues related to trade and commerce as well as next months visit of the Turkish trade minister...

Commerce Adviser seeks support from all to ensure justice
Commerce Adviser seeks support from all to ensure justice

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin urged all to supplement the governments efforts to ensure the countrys justice, reports BSS. We have to ensure justice and we want to establish that and thus we seek support and cooperation from all in this regard, he said. The Commerce Adviser addressed the...

Four barriers to export disaster
Four barriers to export disaster

Despite the potential for growth in sectors beyond ready-made garments (RMG), many industries remain underdeveloped. Analysts cite policy challenges, funding constraints, lack of infrastructure, and the weak bargaining power of non-garment exporters as key obstacles. As a result, ready-made...

All need to work together instead of relying on govt: Advisor
All need to work together instead of relying on govt: Advisor

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said the current situation will be normalized soon. We all have to work together instead of only relying on the government. We are also learning from every situation. The government does not want ongoing anarchy, he said. Bashir Uddin made the remarks while...

Efforts in progress to stabilize market ahead of Ramadan: Commerce Adviser
Efforts in progress to stabilize market ahead of Ramadan: Commerce Adviser

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin has stated that the government is actively working to stabilize the prices of essential commodities, especially in anticipation of the upcoming Ramadan. He called on media professionals to support these efforts. Speaking at a scholarship cheque distribution...

No artificial crisis be allowed in food supply chain: Bashir
No artificial crisis be allowed in food supply chain: Bashir

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Thursday said no artificial crisis will be allowed in the supply chain of food and other essentials. Demand and supply should be brought in balance through increasing the production and involving more people in trading line, he said, adding that the market...

New commerce adviser vows to simplify people’s livelihood
New commerce adviser vows to simplify people’s livelihood

New Commerce Adviser to the Interim Government Sheikh Bashir Uddin has vowed to work towards further simplifying the livelihoods of the countrys people. The adviser made the pledge while addressing a view-exchange meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Commerce at its conference room at...