Dhaka February 25, 2025, 7:24 pm
Amid sound macroeconomic policies, Bangladesh has navigated the Covid-19 pandemic relatively well. GDP (gross domestic product) is projected to expand by 6 percent in 2022
The government, in its course of steering the country clear of its least-developed status, identifies the new issues as inequalities, climate change, youth employment, teenagers' dreams, and peace and security
The instructions were given during a courtesy call of the newly elected leaders of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) with Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir
Devaluation can boost a country’s exports by making its products more competitive in international trade
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) achieved 88.08 percent of its target or Tk 1.26 trillion in the July-December period of the current FY thanks to hefty growth in import-stage revenues to compensate for a bit subdued econom
The local currency lost its value by 20 poisha on the interbank foreign-exchange market on Thursday in such a steep fall nearly after two months
In 2009, Bangladesh's per capita income was below $700. In the last one decade, per capita income has risen to $2,554
The loan is to be repaid in 34 years with a grace period of 04 years. The frontend fee is 0.25 percent, the commitment charge is 0.25 percent and the interest charge is URIBOR+0.98 percent
Exports earnings rebounded significantly by increasing 31.64 percent in 2021
NBR would assign private companies to popularise the EFD programme
The NBR collected Tk 1,26,209 crore from July to December of the fiscal year 2021-22, which was Tk 1,10,501 crore in the corresponding period of FY21
The findings are made through a two-year survey conducted by the maritime affairs unit of the foreign ministry. The UK and the Netherlands supported the survey to detect marine genetic resources in the Bay of Bengal
There are thousands of businesses in this country, but only 3.23 lakh are registered for VAT, and among those, a meager 3,486 have electronic fiscal devices (EFDs)
Bangladeshis working abroad sent a total of US$22.07 billion in 2021-the immediate-past year that saw a letup in the Covid-19 invasion. The figure was much higher at $24.78 billion in 2020, during prime time of the pandemic
The deficit in trade with the rest of the world widened by 148.31 percent or US$7.48 billion to $12.53 billion during the July-November of the FY 2021-22 against $5.05 billion in the same period of FY'21
Although Bangladesh obtained United Nation approval for graduation to developing status in November last year, formal graduation is set to take place in 2026
At present, the excise duty rate for Tk 0.10 million to Tk 0.50 million is Tk 150, Tk 0.50 million to Tk 1.0 million is Tk 500
The decision, which came into effect from Saturday, is expected to improve the overall living standards of common people, boosting the foreign currency reserves, checking money laundering, generating employment
The total spending in this sector is projected to grow by 10 percent on average annually to Tk 377.07 billion in 2023-24 fiscal
The stimulus boost and pro-business policies… also supported the positive growth of the economy