Dhaka March 17, 2026, 11:17 am
The loans distributed by the banks stood at Tk 10.95 trillion by the end of July with a 9.2 percent year-on-year growth
Financial sector's inefficiencies and other constraints hamper the investments needed to maintain the growth momentum
It seeks greater support to Bangladesh’s low-carbon climate-resilient dev strategies
Bangladesh has made a success in reducing the number of people living below the upper and lower poverty lines, lowering the percentage of undernourished population and stunted children
Covid-19 crisis is sending shockwaves around the globe, these countries (LIDCs) are in a particularly difficult position to respond
A new report, “People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future”, by the UN Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Finance sets out an ambitious, practical Action Agenda
Aggrieved persons will be free to file any writ in the higher court, challenging the scrutiny of undisclosed income shown to the taxmen by any other organisation
In the first phase, the revenue board will install some 80 EFDs in Dhaka and 20 in Chattogram
The loan to Bangladesh will help provide social safety net programmes for the poor, day labourers and informal workers, as well as healthcare staff
The increased revenue collection target from the newly identified sources earmarked by the corporation has a certain objective to intensify development activities of the corporation to make the city a developed and liveable o
The time might be extended as disbursement of special loan to the farmers concerned has been going on at a snail's pace
Drafts first employment policy of the country
Point-to-point general inflation fell to 5.53 percent in July from 6.02 percent in June. The rate was 5.62 percent in July last year
The new taxpayers would now be identified from the agencies like city corporations, sub-registry offices and Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk)
Banking sector does the worst in many years
The seven-member task force, headed by CIC director Md Shabbir Ahmed, will identify the companies avoiding filing tax returns or obtaining TIN
Wage Rate Index increased by 6.35 percent in FY20 against the growth rate of 6.40 percent in FY19 and 6.45 percent in FY18
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expressed his gratitude to the expatriates for their role in keeping the country's economy afloat as it continues to grapple with the pandemic
Since Bangladesh's economy is ravaged by the virus and the government had announced a big stimulus package for economic recovery, it needs external budgetary support
Between January and July, Bangladeshis in the US remitted about $1.65 billion in remittances, while about $1.42 billion came from the UAE
