Dhaka May 13, 2025, 9:41 pm
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur revealed this information at a press conference on Wednesday
The call was made during the 12th Financial Sector Development Working Committee (FSDWC) meeting organised by the Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) on Tuesday
The regulator held the public hearing at the Biam Auditorium in the capital Dhaka where the participating representatives strongly opposed the initiative, labeling the BERC as an anti-people commission
TIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman made this claim at a press conference organized at the TIB office on Tuesday
In an instruction letter issued recently, the NBR said superstores paying VAT at the standard 15 percent rate are eligible for an input tax rebate, provided they comply with other legal provisions
According to Bangladesh Bank data, reserves stood at $20.9 billion on February 20, against $19.96 billion on January 30
The Finance Adviser said this while giving an interview to BSS
In the first seven months, the revenue board collected 42.25 percent of the revised target of Tk 4.63 trillion for FY25
BB organised the event at a city hotel where officials of commercial banks were present
Experts attribute this decline to the diminished real returns on savings certificates due to high inflation. Traditionally, savings certificates offer a fixed return over a set period, making them a low-risk investment
Bangladesh Bank has finalized the draft. The draft has been published on the website of the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance to seek public opinion on the ordinance
At an event in Dhaka on Sunday, organized by Swisscontact Bangladesh, speakers emphasized the urgent need for energy transition in the RMG sector
‘You cannot imagine the state Bangladesh was in previously; only those involved closely knew the depth of our troubles,’ he says
It will be implemented in all accounting offices nationwide by June 2025
DCCI President Taskeen Ahmed emphasised the need for policy support to expand local and foreign investment, infrastructure development, and market regulation to control inflation
Speaking at an event of Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) in the capital, Dr Mansur highlighted the central bank’s primary objective of reducing inflation to a range of 5 to 7 percent by the end of the year
All the VAT Commissioners at the field level are simultaneously finding new taxpayers and identifying competitive VAT payers
While talking to reporters at his ministry office in Dhaka this noon, he blamed a section of dishonest traders for creating an artificial crisis in the market to increase prices
Under the new regulation, the VAT on these products has been slashed from 15% to 7.5%
Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary of the ERD and Rana Flowers, country representative of Unicef Bangladesh, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides
