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• 2.7pc more investment in energy div

• 07 June 2018 20:06

The proposed allocation for the power division and the energy and mineral resources division is up 2.72 percen...

• 20pc of total budget for children by 2020: Muhith

• 07 June 2018 20:06

Children who are employed in risky jobs are now getting skill development training and informal education for...

• Duty on imported rice re-imposed to protect farmers

• 07 June 2018 20:06

25 per cent customs duty and 3 per cent regulatory duty on rice imports to protect the farmers as the country...

• Govt sets 7.8pc GDP growth, inflation 5.6pc for FY19

• 07 June 2018 20:06

Finance Minister AMA Muhith in his Budget Speech said GDP growth rate will be 7.8 per cent in FY 2018-19 and i...

• No change is tax exemption threshold

• 07 June 2018 20:06

Rejecting expectation for increasing the threshold to Tk 3,00,000 to offer relief to the individual taxpayers,...

• Govt opts to go green, slaps duty on polythene

• 07 June 2018 20:06

To encourage the use of green product jute, a 5 per cent supplementary duty has been proposed on all polythene...

• Small and old apartments to be costlier

• 07 June 2018 20:06

Flats upto 1100sqft, which had 1.5 per cent VAT, will now come under the purview of 2 per cent VAT, according...

• Cosmetics, toiletries to get costlier

• 07 June 2018 20:06

Additional VAT has been imposed on men’s shaving items such as shaving creams, after shave, and bath-salts, wa...

• 5pc VAT on e-commerce: Muhit

• 07 June 2018 20:06

Minister Muhith proposes to impose 5 per cent VAT on all e-commerce, including those using Facebook for sales,...

• Cabinet approves Tk 468,000cr national budget

• 07 June 2018 20:06

The Cabinet approved the national budget of around Tk 468,000 crore for the fiscal year 2018-19 on Thursday af...

• Muhith placing Tk 4.64 trillion-budget

• 07 June 2018 19:06

The lofty budget set a target of Tk 3.39 trillion revenue earnings, of which Tk 2.96 trillion will be collecte...

• Markets open higher on budget day

• 07 June 2018 19:06

Following the previous two days’ upturn, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE...

• NRBs urged to keep remittance inflow out of tax net

• 07 June 2018 19:06

The Centre for Non Resident Bangladeshis (Centre for NRB), a non-profit research organisation, made the plea t...

• Journalist Pranab Saha dies aged 66

• 07 June 2018 19:06

Pranab Saha, also a permanent member of Jatiya Press Club (JPC) breathed his last around 6:15 am at Labaid Hos...

• Environment Recovery Fund is urged to Save Natural Resources of Cox’s Bazar

• 07 June 2018 19:06

Daily 2,250 tons of firewood is being burnt only for cooking and if alternative fuel is not provided the entir...

• বাংলাদেশ ক্রিকেট: "সবার মাথায় নির্বাচনের মনোনয়ন ঘুরপাক খাচ্ছে। সব মিলিয়ে ম্যাসাকার অবস্থা !

• 07 June 2018 18:06

খেলাটা যোগ্যতার ভিত্তিতে হচ্ছে না। খেলা হয় রাজনৈতিক বিবেচনায়। অন্য দেশে কেউ যদি খারাপ খেলে তাকে দলের বাইরে...

• এবার বিশ্বকাপ মাতাবেন ৭৩৬ খেলোয়াড় !

• 07 June 2018 18:06

রাশিয়া বিশ্বকাপে খেলার সুযোগ পাওয়া ৭৩৬ খেলোয়াড়ের মধ্যে ৫৩৬ জনই প্রথমবারের মতো খেলবেন এই টুর্নামেন্টে।

• M’singh hawkers’ market catches fire

• 07 June 2018 17:06

A fire broke out at the hawkers' market at Ganginapar in the district town early Thursday.

• Chronology of national budgets

• 07 June 2018 17:06

This will be the country’s 47th budget and the 19th of the Awami League government while the 12th for Muhith

• BB launches term repo for banking system liquidity

• 07 June 2018 17:06

The banks are allowed to avail liquidity from the central bank for durations ranging from seven days to a maxi...