Dhaka April 21, 2025, 11:27 am
Japanese donor-JICA-alone disbursed a record $555.41 million worth of assistance, including the budget support in the Q1
Bangladesh is most of all a success story of development
The move comes in the wake of Japanese investors expressing their reservations about the existing FDI norms and corporate taxation system
The approval came on Tuesday at the 13th Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting of the current fiscal year (FY21)
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) projection that Bangladesh’s per capita income in dollar terms is likely to overtake India’s has focused attention on a nation that has risen like a Phoenix from the ashes
Cigarette is one the biggest sources of revenue for the government exchequer
The foundation of SDGs is inclusively—embodied by the phrase ‘Leaving no one behind’ and ‘Reach the furthest behind first’
Bangladesh has a huge potential in the sea tourism sector
May be in the coming future, there will be no need for a grid system and solar power will be the mainstream energy
A $35 million loan from IFC to the private commercial bank will provide critical working capital to help small businesses continue operations
Bangladesh needs to pay more attention towards promotion of trade and direct investment
Increased by 50pc in first 15 days of October over same previous period
In the current system, the allocation goes to a place based on the size and population of that area, not based on the need of the people
The number of expatriates who returned to workplaces during the period is 26 percent higher than the same period of last year
The revenue collection authority has formed as many as 120 teams to bring in new eligible taxpayers under the tax net across the country
The decision was taken at a tripartite portfolio review meeting (TPRM) co-chaired by Fatima Yasmin, Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Manmohan Parkash, the Country Director of ADB
The prize for economics is officially known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
According to the concerned sources of Bangladesh Bank, some industrial entrepreneurs have been accused of not using the loan for the purpose for which it is disbursed. Many entrepreneurs are repaying old loans with stimulus f
Several internal investigations have detected the irregularities, but taxmen involved often go unpunished
The new law is likely to get nod in parliament in the next session, replacing the existing law framed in 1969