Setbacks must not derail revenue goals
Staff Reporter : Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), Abdur Rahman Khan, has urged officials to set aside recent disruptions and concentrate fully...
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Flexible FX regime still a work in progress
Staff Reporter : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Bangladesh requires more time to fully transition to a flexible exchange rate system, as...
Power tariff shift risks driving investors away
Staff Reporter : Han Kun, President of the Chinese Enterprises Association (CEA) in Bangladesh, has warned that the government’s decision to renegotiate tariffs in the...
US Secretary of State talks CA
Staff Reporter : US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday evening, in what...
Election on track for February
Staff Reporter : BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has expressed confidence that the upcoming national election will be held as scheduled in...
NCP to honour ‘July Uprising’ with nationwide march
Staff Reporter : The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced a month-long nationwide campaign titled Desh Gorte July Padojatra (“July March to Build the Nation”),...
July Charter in limbo amid stalled party dialogue
Staff Reporter : As the anniversary of last year’s historic ‘July Uprising’ approaches, Professor Ali Riaz, co-chair of the National Consensus Commission, has voiced concern...
IMF BPM6 BD reserves hit $26.32b
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have climbed to $26.32 billion, calculated according to the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual...
NBR protest called off as service declared essential
Staff reporter : Officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have withdrawn their protest movement following the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) decision to launch an...
GPI fall linked to Hasina regime Press Wing
Staff Reporter : The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has dismissed as “misleading” claims circulating on social media and several websites alleging that Bangladesh’s sharp drop...
UN rights office gets ‘go-ahead’ in Bangladesh
Staff Reporter : The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to establish a presence in Bangladesh, following the...