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Tax receipt posts negative growth

Tax collection fell into negative territory in the just-concluded fiscal year due to, what officials described, economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Tax receipt by the National Board of Revenue or NBR shrank by 3.79 per cent in FY...

PM suggests using forex reserve to finance development projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned to explore...

Boro farmers report 40pc deficit between actual and expected profit

Farmers who cultivated Boro paddy this year reported a 40...

Three highways set to be overhauled in current fiscal

Three highways will be upgraded into four-lane ones in the...

Inflation up in June

The point-to-point inflation rate in last month June increased by...

New container line opens between Ctg, Kolkata ports

A new container line has started operating between Chattogram and...

Stakeholders divided on PPP-run jute mills

The government's plans to revitalise the flagging jute sector through...

Dhaka requests Kathmandu to conclude negotiations on PTA

Bangladesh has requested Nepal to conclude discussion son signing of...

Call for new skills to meet post-Covid needs

Speakers in a webinar on Saturday suggested the authorities concerned...

RMG exports to US drop 12pc

The country's apparel exports to the United States fell by...

ADP for FY 2020-21: Unapproved projects are there again

The coronavirus impact has failed to restrict public agencies from...

Demand for COVID-19 aid drops

The demand for aid has dropped as the coronavirus-hit unemployment...

Ctg Customs House misses FY '20 tax collection target

The Chittagong Customs House (CCH) has failed to achieve the...

Container growth slows in FY'20

The growth in container handling at the country's prime sea...

Bangladesh gearing up for new era of taxation

The government has chalked out a series of programmes to...

FDI continues to plummet amid coronavirus crisis

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Bangladesh has...

BD lost Tk 40b export earnings for BJMC: Minister

Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi has blamed the...

UNDP launches Future of Work Lab in BD for resilient economy

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with its...

ADP execution rate hits 10-yr low

The government's capacity for implementing the development projects dropped further...

Large taxpayers power NBR

Corporate tax payment by large taxpayers jumped by over 15...

Forex reserve crosses $36b-mark for first time ever

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange (forex) reserve has crossed the US$36 billion-mark...

Remittances hit record $18.20b in FY20

The flow of remittances grew by nearly 11 per cent...

BB announces policy on export against payment guarantees

The central bank has issued a policy allowing banks to...

VAT reg display: Non-compliant firms face penalty

Businesses and shops may have to face penal action for...

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