Leaders of the Bangladesh Tanners' Association and Tannery Workers' Union have called for initiating necessary steps to ensure healthcare for tannery workers in the interest of the country's economy. "Tannery owners should prioritise workers' health and tie up local medical centres to provide healthcare to the workers," said Md Sakhawat Ullah, general secretary of the
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Though single-product dependence is said to be not enough to take the country's exports to the next level of growth, no other sector could so far sustain its performance to stand second to ready-made garment. Leather and footwear, light engineering, and plastic have been among the sectors listed as potential to diversify the export basket. But an analysis of monthly export
Businesses yesterday urged the government to bring an end to the harassment by revenue officials and remove advance income tax and advance tax against the imports of raw materials for domestic manufacturing in the next fiscal year.