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BB's forex support rises to $1.0b so far this fiscal

The central bank has so far sold nearly US$1.0 billion this fiscal year directly to the commercial banks for settling their import payment obligations, officials said. "We're providing such foreign currency support to the banks for making import payment bills,"...

Economic activities slow as pre-polls uncertainties loom

Major economic activities, especially trade and investments, have slowed down...

Stakeholders' coordination key to achieving SDGs

Speakers at a programme said effective coordination among the government...

BD to sue both NY Fed, RCBC over reserve heist: Muhith

Bangladesh will sue the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...

NPLs soar 34pc to reach record high at Tk 993.7b

The amount of classified loans in the country's banking sector...

Export earnings grow 17.24pc in first five months of FY19

Export earnings from the country's merchandise shipments during the first...

Government securities: Last fiscal’s yield curve witnesses steeper rise

The gap between short and long-term government fixed-income securities yields...

Tax collection deficit reaches Tk 167.99b

Aggregate shortfall in tax revenue collection against the target widened...

Inflation slightly eases to 5.37pc in November

The general point to point inflation rate in November last...

Forex reserves slide to about $31b in Nov

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves reached about 31 billion US dollars...

Salaried people lead income tax return submission

Income tax return submission by individual taxpayers posted a 14...

Remittance drops in November

The flow of inward remittance fell slightly in November over...

Explore benefits of economic graduation, PM urges exporters

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the business community to...

NBR to review fiscal incentives offered to API industries

Six months after the publication of the 'National Active Pharmaceutical...

No liquidity shortage in banking sector: BB governor

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir has said the banking...

Delhi meeting to review progress in LoC projects

Dhaka and Delhi are going to review again the progress...

'Number of tax return submission increases by 40pc'

The number of tax return submission has increased by 40...

Dec net bank borrowing target likely to be Tk 22b

The government is set to fix the net bank borrowing...

Armed Forces Income Tax Fair begins

A two-day ‘Armed Forces Income Tax Fair-2018′ started at Sena...

Revenue collection witnesses 15.16pc growth in six years

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has seen a significant...

Govt bonds’ yields rise notably

Yields on the government treasury bonds (T-bonds) increased significantly on...

Muhith blasts NBR for offering tax exemptions on large scale

Finance Minister AMA Muhith slammed the National Board of Revenue...

$50m ADB loan for microenterprise dev in BD

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $50 million loan...

China keen to invest in Hi-Tech park industry

Chinese companies have shown interest in investing in the high-tech...

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