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Govt plans to widen tax net without raising rates: Commerce minister

Dhaka, April 14 -- Commerce and Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday said the government plans to expand the tax net to strengthen fiscal discipline without increasing personal tax r... Read More


Panic buying triggers long fuel queues across city

Dhaka, April 14 -- Motorists across the capital endured hours-long waits at filling stations on Monday as an unusual surge in demand, driven by panic buying, led to widespread queues and disruptions i... Read More


BB to introduce two reference rates

Dhaka, April 14 -- Bangladesh Bank is launching two money-market reference rates based on actual transaction data to help stakeholders understand the trend in interest rates. The central bank will be... Read More


7 more die of measles, measles-like symptoms

Dhaka, April 14 -- Seven more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms during last 24 hours across the country, according to official sources. Among them, two children were confirmed cases ... Read More


New provision to help rehabilitate bank looters: TIB

Dhaka, April 14 -- Criticising the newly-enacted Bank Resolution Act 2026, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) says the initiative will rehabilitate bank looters. As a result, the banking... Read More


Guarantee period for SPM project expires before its run

Dhaka, April 14 -- Guarantee period to resolve faults in operation of Bangladesh's maiden single-point mooring (SPM) expires much ahead of its operation in piping fuels from outer-anchorage vessels in... Read More


Govt catapults revenue target to Tk 6.95t to achieve lofty ends

Dhaka, April 14 -- An elevated target of collecting Tk 6.95 trillion as revenue has been set for the upcoming fiscal year to achieve new government's lofty budgetary ends like enhancing GDP growth, ta... Read More


Cabinet body formed to suggest power tariff adjustment

Dhaka, April 14 -- The government has constituted a six-member high-level cabinet committee to recommend necessary adjustments to electricity tariffs at both wholesale and retail levels amid the ongoi... Read More


Economic strain dims New Year celebrations

Dhaka, April 14 -- Across Bangladesh and among Bengali communities worldwide, the advent of Pahela Baishakh is usually marked by colour, commerce and collective joy. This year around, however, the fes... Read More


NBR's 'necessary bureaucratic repression' a major obstacle to business: Rizwan Rahman

Dhaka, April 13 -- Rizwan Rahman, former president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), has said that the "necessary bureaucratic repression" of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) ha... Read More