Only market monitoring cannot quickly bring down living costs and commodity prices, which remain at …
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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has ended the fiscal year 2025-26 with revenue that is Tk 875 billion short of the target set in the budget. The government had little choice but to increase revenue collection in the face of macroeconomic pressure, but now – six months into the …
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Depressed development works in the transition time are among reasons that diminished Bangladesh’s Annual Development Programme (ADP)-implementation rate to a historic low of 67.52 per cent in the past fiscal year, latest official data showed. Officials think a dismal failure in the vital education sector in implementing the ADP dragged …
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China’s economy grew at its weakest pace in more than three years during the second quarter, data showed Wednesday, missing expectations even as strong exports driven by the global AI boom helped offset trade disruptions caused by the Middle East war. The 4.3 per cent year-on-year expansion reported by the …
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The recently passed Income Tax Bill 2023 on Sunday, includes various changes for individuals, businesses, and corporations. Tax returns have been simplified for everyone. Currently, 29 different types of documentation must be submitted when filing a company’s tax return. It is being reduced to 12. Apart from individuals, all other …
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The refiners on Monday requested the government to hike retail prices of packaged sugar by 20% to Tk150 a kilogram, due to high import costs amid rise in its international rates and higher cost for US dollar. They want to sell sugar at this rate to the consumers from June …
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Recent gas shortages across Bangladesh are a “legacy of the past government”, Prime Minister’s Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, he said the government acknowledges the public’s suffering and is working to resolve the crisis. However, it will take at least two years to …
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The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have agreed to form business-to-business task forces to address trade and investment barriers and expand bilateral cooperation. At a briefing after a meeting between the FBCCI and CII at the FBCCI office in …
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