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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


Price relief for essential goods, digi tech

Bangladesh, June 12 -- The government's fiscal strategy focuses on reducing the financial burden on ordinary citizens by slashing taxes on essential food items, medical equipment, and digital technolo... Read More


Biggest-ever budget faces revenue test

Bangladesh, June 12 -- The newly elected BNP government unveiled its first budget on Thursday, proposing a record Tk9.38 trillion spending plan for fiscal year 2026-27 - a bold statement of intent fro... Read More


BSF push-in attempts spark border tensions

Bangladesh, June 11 -- Fresh allegations of attempted push-ins by India's Border Security Force (BSF) have heightened tensions along the Bangladesh border, particularly in Jamalpur. Meanwhile, politi... Read More


Nasir-Tamima acquitted

Bangladesh, June 11 -- In a case filed on charges of adultery and fraud, cricketer Nasir Hossain and his wife Tamima Sultana Tammi have been acquitted by the court. The verdict was delivered on Wednes... Read More


ACC reconstitution delayed, major cases stall for over 3 months

Bangladesh, June 11 -- More than three months after the resignation of the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) chairman and commissioners, the process of appointing a new commission remains stalled, ra... Read More


Girls get drenched with downpour as the Dhaka city dwellers experienced the rain of relief amid severe heat wave and sultry hot. The photo was taken from TSC area in the capital on Wednesday.

Bangladesh, June 11 -- Girls get drenched with downpour as the Dhaka city dwellers experienced the rain of relief amid severe heat wave and sultry hot. The photo was taken from TSC area in the capital... Read More