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Transfer of VAT member successful in curbing illegal cigarettes
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) member who was successful in curbing the cigarette menace has seen a slump in VAT collection, according to those...
Tax-to-GDP ratio to rise to 10pc: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has outlined a series of measures aimed at strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation, with the government targeting an increase in Bangladesh’s tax-to-GDP...
Adabor OC, SI injured by snatchers
Police fell victim to an attack while attempting to apprehend criminals involved in a robbery where a shop was entered at knifepoint in Adabor, Dhaka....
Reform via referendum, not amendment Jamaat draws line
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said his party will not send any representative to a proposed special parliamentary committee formed to...
Global crackdown on S Alam assets widens
International investigations into the business empire of controversial Bangladeshi-Singaporean businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam, widely known as S Alam, have reportedly expanded to include two prominent...
Fitch warns of tough road to budget goals
Bangladesh’s FY2026–27 budget sets out revenue targets that may prove difficult to achieve given the country’s longstanding challenges in tax mobilisation and reform implementation, according...
Fallout on BD-India ties unlikely Dr Zahed
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Policy and Strategy Affairs Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday expressed confidence that the recent incident at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi...
Bangladesh attends IORA amid Delhi row
Bangladesh maintained its participation in a key regional maritime forum in New Delhi despite the controversy surrounding Prime Minister’s Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, underscoring...
US, Iran electronically sign MoU to end conflict
The United States and Iran have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending their 109-day conflict, with US President Donald Trump saying...
BNP to face hurdle to tame rebels
Elections may begin in September, Fakhrul tell JS UP elections likely first; all tiers to be covered within a year Local government elections may begin...