Exorbitant prices, increased taxes dash middleclass housing dreams
Staff Reporter : The aspiration of home ownership for the middle class is becoming increasingly unattainable due to the exorbitant prices of key construction materials,...
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COAL SUPPLY TO MATARBARI POWER PLANT: Bosses hell-bent on giving job to unqualified firm
Al Amin : Despite concerns expressed by government monitoring wing, graft watchdog and experts, Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL) has allegedly been hell-bent...
Inflation, GDP growth targets in FY25 budget not realistic: Sanem
Business Report : The inflation and GDP growth targets set in the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 are not realistic, the South Asian...
Says TIB Executive Director Dr. Iftekharuzzaman: Black money whitening facility conducive to graft
Staff Reporter : Former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman has condemned the proposal to levy a 15 percent tax on legalizing black money, calling it...
Expects Finance Minister: Contractionary policies to continue to tame inflation
Staff Reporter : Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali stated on Friday that the government will continue its contractionary policies to control inflation, which is...
Crisis mgmt budget unveiled
Staff Reporter : A crisis management national budget is unveiled for the fiscal year 2024–25 as the country is passing through macro-economic instability, including an...
They to face 15pc tax if income crosses Tk 50 lakh: Govt plans to impose tax on capital gains
Business Report : The government plans to impose capital gains tax on the stock market investors from the next fiscal year that is another blow...
Nat’l budget to be placed today
Al Amin : Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is set to place a possible Tk7,97,000 crore national budget for the next fiscal year (2024-25)...
Merchandise exports nosedive
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s export receipts recorded a significant year-on-year negative growth of 16.06 percent in May, signaling a slowdown in overall export growth for...
Offshore banking deposits to enjoy excise duty exemption
Business Report : Depositors who put their funds in offshore banking units of banks may see an exemption from excise duty payment on their foreign...
IT gets tax exemption facility for 3 more yrs
Al Amin : The government has extended tax exemption benefits for 19 sub-sectors of the information technology (IT) industry for another three years. However, the...
Modi claims victory
News Desk : India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed election victory for his party and its allies on Tuesday (Jun 4), but the opposition said...