FY26 budget to avoid borrowing, printing money
Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has stated that the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 will not rely on extensive...
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Investment not political collateral
Staff Reporter : Investment and employment must not become casualties in political disputes, the head of Bangladesh’s principal investment authority said on Monday, as representatives...
NBR abolished in bid to raise tax-to-GDP ratio
Staff Reporter : In a landmark move to modernise Bangladesh’s tax system, the interim government on Monday announced the dissolution of the National Board of...
IMF okays $1.3b for BD after reform talks
Staff Reporter : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to disburse the next two instalments of its $4.7 billion loan programme to Bangladesh, totalling...
Essential imports to face 2pc tax as NBR ends exemptions
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is preparing to impose a 2 per cent Advance Income Tax (AIT) at the import stage...
New university for seven colleges stuck in red tape
Dhaka College correspondent: The appointment of an interim administration and the launch of the admission process for the proposed new university comprising seven affiliated colleges...
DSE to open on 2 Saturdays ahead of Eid holidays
Staff Reporter : The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will remain open on the next two Saturdays – 17 and 24 May – following a government...
Dhaka-Kathmandu talks focus on connectivity trade, energy
Staff Reporter : In a significant gesture aimed at regional healthcare development, Dr Yunus announced that the upcoming 1,000-bed hospital being built with Chinese support...
Illegal push-in by India: 78 abandoned blindfolded on Sundarbans shoal
Staff Reporter : A total of 78 Bengali-speaking individuals, reportedly Bangladeshi as India claimed, were pushed into Bangladesh across the Mandarbaria border in the Sundarbans...
Healthcare must rise above politics
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged physicians to dedicate themselves to ensuring healthcare access for all citizens. Speaking as the...
Medical remittance cap raises to $15,000
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased the ceiling for remittances related to medical treatment abroad, allowing authorised banks to remit up to USD...
AL now officially outlawed under new anti-terror provisions
Staff Reporter : President Mohammed Shahabuddin has promulgated an ordinance amending the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009, introducing strict restrictions on publicity related to individuals or entities...