May 30, 2026, 12:39 am

Allocation for telecom, ICT declined 6.64 per cent
To sustain the trend of higher growth in coming days the contribution of industrial sector to GDP will have to be increased which calls for stronger focus on increasing productivity; thus our dependency on ICT will be increas... বিস্তারিত
Tk 300cr to fight earthquake
A block allocation for certain specific purposes of risk arising out of earthquake, women entrepreneurship, women development, skill development and poverty reduction activities of three foundations... বিস্তারিত
Tk 1,37,742cr proposed for women welfare
The allocation for women in the national budget increased by five folds in the last nine years as the allocation was Tk27,248 in 2009-10... বিস্তারিত
Big spike in govt’s interest payment
The high interest rate of savings instruments, seemingly to gain popularity in the election year,has pushed up the government’s budget expenditure. Most of the interest payments will meet the government’s domestic borrowing c... বিস্তারিত
Corporate tax hiked for RMG units
Muhith proposed corporate tax for the non-listed garment sector at 15 percent from the revised rate of 12 percent. The minister also proposed 2 percent increased corporate tax rate for the green garment factories at 12 percen... বিস্তারিত
Lower tax for listed banks
The tax rate, now levied on the banks, insurance and financial entities listed with the capital market, has also been proposed to be cut to 37 per cent from 37.5 per cent... বিস্তারিত
10m registered taxpayers by 2023: Muhith
The finance minister said that radical reforms to the tax system are necessary because economic globalisation and the rise of information and communication technology have had a significant impact on taxation systems around t... বিস্তারিত
Tk 42,000cr bank borrowing to finance deficit
Finance Minister AMA Muhith today proposed to borrow Tk 42,029 crore from the banking sources to manage the deficit financing.... বিস্তারিত
Imported mobile handsets to be costlier
In order to flourish mobile manufacturing industry and to attract investment in this sector, Govt is proposing to issue a separate SRO allowing the VAT exemption facility on mobile telephone set manufacturing... বিস্তারিত
Owners of two cars to pay surcharge
Muhith propose some small reforms by imposing a surcharge on individuals who own two motor cars or house property with an aggregate area of 8,000 square feet in a city corporation... বিস্তারিত