Dhaka February 3, 2026, 6:53 am
Economic Relations Division expects further spur in disbursement in the next two years
The US is the third-highest remittance-sending country for Bangladesh, but the inflow dropped 7.76 percent year-on-year to $1.84 billion in the last fiscal year
Revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue fell Tk 9,318 crore short of its target in July-August of the current fiscal year 2019-2020 due to slowing down of economic activities in the country and external trade, cha
Economy of Bangladesh will grow faster than all other economies except Bhutan in South Asia, a World Bank forecasting released yesterday said.
No waiver would be given to the affluent people who can afford to pay the taxes
During the previous electricity tariff hike in November 2017, the BERC had asked the BPDB to shut operations of Bheramara 60 MW, Barisal 40 MW, Rangpur 20 MW and Syedpur 20 MW plants
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the aviation operators are in disagreement over the 15 percent VAT on aviation charges imposed in 2015 as its retrospective effect put the airlines in trouble
Discarding the advice of a parliamentary standing committee to strengthen the Blue Economy Cell, a newly created body, as a government authority, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) has now moved to make it opera
In August alone, the net sales dropped by 62.71 percent which was Tk1,499.37 crore in the same month last year
The energy division seeks to waive all types of port dues and charges since the terminals and vessels need not take any service from the port authorities
WB forecasts a 7.2 per cent growth rate for the current fiscal, lower than what the government aims to achieve
Bangladesh is advancing implementation of sustainable banking framework over the past few years
Grinding trade disputes are undermining the global economy, which is set to see its slowest growth in nearly a decade, the new IMF chief said Tuesday
Bangladesh and the EU are going to sit in the JCM, to be held at Economic Relations Division (ERD) in Dhaka on October 21
Both the corporate and individual taxpayers will enjoy the reduced tax rate of 10 percent on their income, generated from the production of jute products, for FY 2020-21, FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 consecutively
Increased inflow from remitters also helped Bangladesh narrow its trade deficit by 6 percent
A coordinated monetary and fiscal policy is required for ensuring growth momentum and stable inflation
India has termed the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Bangladesh to Tripura a ‘game changer’ with a potential to generate jobs and revenue for Bangladesh
“Looking ahead, the economic growth outlook is expected to remain strong at the targeted level (8.2 percent) and inflation remains at below the targeted level (5.5 percent) in FY20,” said the central bank’s report.
The overseas investors until recently stayed away from investing in the fixed income instruments as the yield rates were much lower
