There is a nervous tension at HeidelbergCement headquarters

HeidelbergCement Bangladesh, the German cement maker, has been incurring losses since the second quarter of 2019 due to fierce competition in the market, higher prices of clinker, the imposition of advance income tax and higher interest cost. The situation was aggravated further amid a plunge in sales due to the two-and-a-half-month-long countrywide general shutdown starting