Dhaka, May 19 -- Excessive dependence on indirect taxes is placing an additional financial burden on the public through inflationary pressure as well as discouraging investment growth, speakers at a d... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- The government continues to lose revenue due to the growth of the illicit tobacco market amid higher tax rates, said researchers at a programme on Monday. The purposes of the higher ... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- The road transport and bridges ministry has sought a Tk 4.0 billion grant from the finance ministry to procure 100 electric buses for the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) ... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- Bangladesh's agricultural sector has re-emerged as a major source of employment since 2017 as the manufacturing sector lost momentum and shed workers, according to a latest World Bank... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- Leading urban planners oppose the recommendation by a BUET expert team to shut down the much-talked-about BRT project, arguing that completion would cost far less than demolition. Th... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- Government's highest economic-policy body Monday endorsed an ambitious Tk3.0-trillion annual development programme (ADP) for the upcoming fiscal year with nearly one-third of the mone... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- Government negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on the release of next tranches of its US$5.5-billion credit programme couldn't make tangible progress, sources say, promp... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- Eleven more children died from measles and similar symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00 am on Tuesday, taking the total death toll to 475 since 15th March 2026. Of the new de... Read More
Dhaka, May 19 -- Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today (Tuesday) said the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is not being abolished, rather it is being transformed b... Read More
Dhaka, May 18 -- Global trade finance is entering a new phase in which blockchain is no longer viewed only as a crypto currency technology, but as infrastructure for faster, cheaper, and more transpar... Read More