Dhaka, June 11 -- The government has decided to offer 30 percent of total accumulated funds as a gratuity upon retirement to private sector workers enrolled in the universal pension scheme. The finan... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- The government has decided to withdraw the Tk 300 "SIM tax", a longstanding demand from the telecom sector. However, it has also imposed a 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) on the su... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- At a time when Bangladesh's macroeconomy is under considerable strain due to inflation, external debt stress and a widening revenue gap, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- The government has made it mandatory to provide a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) when opening a bank account in an effort to expand the tax net. However, students, government ... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- After four years of punishing price pressures that left households battered, the BNP government has set itself an ambitious target: bringing average inflation down to 7.5 percent in ... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- Among the government's new plans for social security and inclusive development in its proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, it has suggested making rail travel completely free... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- Shwapno, Bangladesh's leading retail chain, has organised a special initiative to spread the joy of the mango season among underprivileged communities. The programme titled "Shwapno... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is delivering a Tk 9.38 trillion national budget for FY2026-27, the first under the BNP-led government formed after the February parliam... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- The identity of the elderly man stranded in no-man's land along the Bangladesh-India border in Ramrampur of Jamalpur's Bakshiganj has been confirmed. According to Bakshiganj Police ... Read More
Dhaka, June 11 -- Bangladesh and China have signed an agreement to construct the "9th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge" in Patuakhali. The implementation agreement was signed on Thursday at the Roa... Read More