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ADB loan lifts BD foreign currency reserves to $35.63b

Bangladesh, June 15 -- Bangladesh's gross foreign exchange reserves stood at US$35.63 billion, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB). The increase was supported by the receipt of a $... Read More


Udichi to hold 'Barsha Utsab-1433' in Dhaka today

Bangladesh, June 15 -- Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi has organise its annual festival, "Barsha Utsab-1433", in Dhaka today to welcome the rainy season. The programme will begin at 6:30am at Panthak... Read More


BB dissolves Islami Bank board, including chairman

Bangladesh, June 15 -- The Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, including its chairman and all directors, citing powers vested in the central bank under ... Read More


Real estate provision rekindles black money debate

Bangladesh, June 15 -- A controversial provision in the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 has reignited debate over the legalisation of undisclosed income, with economists warning that ... Read More


Education budget rises by nearly 57pc

Bangladesh, June 12 -- Presenting the first budget of the newly elected government in the Jatiya Sangsad, the finance minister said the proposed education allocation represents 2 per cent of the count... Read More


Black money window reopens

Bangladesh, June 12 -- The proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 includes a provision allowing the legalisation of black money, or undisclosed income, without any questions being asked. Al... Read More


Tk375,000 now tax-free

Bangladesh, June 12 -- The government has raised the tax-free income threshold for individual taxpayers to Tk375,000 from the existing Tk350,000, offering relief to salaried and middle-income earners.... Read More


Taxes raise on fossil-fuel vehicles

Bangladesh, June 12 -- The government has moved to reshape the country's transport sector through sweeping tax reforms targeting fossil-fuel vehicles, while offering major incentives for electric mobi... Read More


Ambitious, unrealistic

Bangladesh, June 12 -- Barely hours after Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury placed the country's largest-ever budget before parliament, opposition parties took to the streets and the airwa... Read More


Economists split on budget

Bangladesh, June 12 -- Speaking after the budget was presented in Parliament on Thursday, eminent economist and Distinguished Fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya said the budget's ultimate success would ... Read More