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Fiscal measure to upset car owners

The National Board of Revenue or NBR is set to increase tax on private car owners and the import of onion in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It may also offer a string of tax-break facilities to the...

Govt takes Tk 113b from state-run power, gas entities

The government has taken around Tk 113 billion (11,300 crore)...

Budget FY21: TIB against provision of whitening black money

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday urged the government not...

Current account deficit drops in July-April

Despite a moderate rise in the country’s merchandise trade deficit...

BD growth to slow to 1.6pc in FY 20: WB

The World Bank has predicted that Bangladesh’s GDP (gross domestic...

BEA proposes Tk 13.97t alternative budget

Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), a professional body of economists, on...

BD to get WB's $250m budgetary aid in June

Bangladesh is likely to receive US$250 million budgetary support from...

Budget for FY'21: Penal tax likely on fake investment, misinvoicing

The government may impose penal tax at a rate of...

BB governor’s highest age limit to increase by two years

The highest age limit of the governor of the central...

Parliament gets Tk 3.35b budget for FY21

The Parliament Secretariat Commission on Monday approved a Tk 3.35...

Time to start multi-pronged initiatives to weather fallout

Speakers at a programme on Sunday suggested a host of...

Budget for FY '21: Govt set to target $2,326 per-capita income

The government is going to raise the country's per capita...

Achieving tax target tall order, says CPD

Achieving the tax collection target set by the National Board...

‘Transition of stimulus packages should be transparent’

World Bank Country Director Mercy Miyang Tembon has said the...

Growth rate may come down to 2.50pc: CPD

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a leading think-tank of the...

Health experts, economists for lockdown, curfew

Health experts and economists have urged the government to impose...

Chinese investment: Government picks 17 'priority' projects

The government has selected a total of 17 development projects...

BGBA seeks reduction of AIT to 5.0pc in next budget

Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association has demanded a reduction in...

10pc hike in ADP outlay for agri sector likely

Allocation for the agriculture sector is set to rise by...

Ministry prods SoBs over virus stimulus packages

The ministry of finance (MoF) has asked the state-owned banks...

Insurers hit hard by pandemic

The gross premium of 33 life insurance companies rose by...

Foreign currency reserve, annual remittance hit record

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $16.56 billion in remittance until June...

Import-export thru' Benapole halted since March 23

Import-export activities with India through the country's largest land-port Benapole...

Thousands of garment workers lose jobs

Thousands, mostly garment operatives, have lost their jobs in what...

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