Non-EPZ firms can pay foreign staffers in dollars

[source: The Business Standard] The government is going to allow firms outside of the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) to pay their foreign employees in dollars. This has been a long-standing demand of companies and would make the revenue board better able to tax the foreigners. The...

Companies Act amendment bill placed in the Jatiya Sangsad

The ‘Companies (2nd Amendment) Bill, 2020’ was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) keeping a provision of formation of one-man company aiming to attract larger investment and do better in the global ease of doing business ranking. Following the approval of the parliament, Commerce Minister Tipu...

Bangladesh under Japan’s subsidy scheme

Japan last week included Bangladesh in the subsidy scheme in the matters of relocating its firms from China. Under the subsidy scheme, Japan government is providing financial assistance to the companies, shifting their plants from China to other suitable locations. The Japanese subsidy programme was initially...

BIDA makes three more additions to its One-Stop Service portal

Investors seeking to do business in Bangladesh can now avail three more public services at the One-Stop Service (OSS) portal in the website of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA). Previously, 18 information-related services were available, including 14 of the BIDA and ones of the Registrar of...

government is amending the BIDA Act 2016.

According to the draft act, individual or sole investment may also be allowed in state-owned entities. But the existing BIDA Act-2016 restricts individual or sole investment in the government entities. The BIDA just allows partnership investment in state entities and their adjoining unused land. The authorities...
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