Dhaka May 13, 2025, 9:47 pm
The apex chamber rejected government-proposed amendments to the existing VAT rules to resolve a standoff as it terms the draft a copycat of the ditched VAT and SD Act 2012
State-run Petrobangla would propose to raise natural gas tariff next week, aimed at passing a portion of the imported LNG cost on to the consumers
The ministry of finance (MoF) foresees the necessity of depreciating taka further if Bangladesh's external financial imbalance intensifies in the second half of this fiscal year, officials said. Taka depreciated by 5.0 per ce
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has granted around $25 million to support a project designed to build the adaptive capacities of women and adolescent girls living in the southwestern districts of Bangladesh
The operation of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is likely to expand further in the coming days in Bangladesh as five more projects are in the pipeline of this multilateral lending agency with an ove
The country's overall imports jumped by more than 28 per cent or US$1.09 billion in January mainly due to higher import of food grains, capital machinery and fuel oils
The leather and leather goods industry in Bangladesh needs equalized, innovative and implementable long-term policy support to attain its $5 billion export target by 2021
Bangladesh is looking for a strong trade and investment ties with Vietnam and is preparing to make the best use of the upcoming visit of the Vietnam President to Bangladesh
Sidsel Bleken, Norwegian Ambassador in Dhaka, suggested the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) to work on one-stop service in the country
The government moves to remove the bar to gold import with a twin objective: check smuggling and make the precious metal available on the domestic market
Bangladesh's budgeting process is least transparent in South Asia as the system lacks sufficient public participation or oversight, says a survey that attributed the lapses to institutional shortcomings
People are now increasingly taking recourse to putting their money in metal arks, commonly known as sinduk, to avoid extra costs and risks of saving with the banking system
Signing of a deal with Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) to expand trade with East European countries mainly targeting duty-free market access to Russia was deferred again as the text of the agreement could not be finalised yet
The much-awaited US$3.0 billion (Tk 247.49 billion) Chinese loan for the Padma Bridge railway link mega project is likely to be confirmed next month, as Bangladesh has removed the 'obstacle' to get the assured credit
Only 13 per cent of Bangladesh’s maiden metro rail (MRT-6) project has been implemented, in terms of spending allocation, until December last
The central bank now suggests providing loan instead of equity from the Equity and Entrepreneurship Fund (EEF) so the money can be recovered in the event of project failure
The Islamic Development Bank approved €94.7 million in loans for housing projects in rural Bangladesh at its board meeting
The BPDB failed to start the physical work for converting 2X35-megawatt Shajibazar power plant to 105MW one and for upgrading the 100MW Baghbari power plant to 150MW one
Eight insurance companies have allegedly avoided around Tk345 crore in Value Added Tax (VAT) in four years, according to officials at the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) for VAT under the National Board of Revenue
Boro farming is going on in full swing in Sylhet region which is showing full possibility to exceed the target set this season
