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Mobile phone sets to get costlier in budget FY 23

-- 2022-06-09 18:17:00

People will have to pay more for buying mobile handsets as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed withdrawing a 5.0 per cent VAT exemption of mobile phone sets. Mustafa Kamal proposed the VA...

5.0m low-income families to get food assistance in FY23

-- 2022-06-09 18:11:09

Five million low-income households will get food assistance of 30 kg of rice each month at the rate of Tk15 per kilogramme. The assistance will be given in the lean seasons- September, October and No...

Govt plans to construct 54 warehouses for safe chemicals storage

-- 2022-06-09 18:10:20

As part of the government initiatives to ensure a safe environment in the industries, a total of 54 godowns will be constructed under a project titled ‘Building Warehouses for Storage of Chemica...

Around $4.0b invested in private economic zones, says Kamal

-- 2022-06-09 18:05:55

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the investment in private economic zones is about US$ 4 billion. He disclosed the figure in his budget speech mentioning that allocation of land has b...

Agro-machineries get increased subsidy in budget FY23

-- 2022-06-09 18:03:28

Finance Minister AHM Mustaf Kamal has emphasised on agricultural modernisation in a bid to enhance food production and easing labour dependency in this sector. The government has been providing farme...

Government cuts turnover tax for startups

-- 2022-06-09 18:01:18

Bangladesh plans to slash the turnover tax for startups to 0.1 per cent from 0.6 per cent in the new fiscal year starting July 1, in order to allow entrepreneurs a competitive advantage to expand thei...

Cash incentive on remittance to remain unchanged at 2.5pc

-- 2022-06-09 17:58:37

Keeping the rate of incentive on sending remittance unchanged at 2.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2022-23, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has hoped that a satisfactory growth of remittance will be...

Govt plans to impose 15pc VAT on laptop imports

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-09 17:17:25

The government plans to impose 15 per cent VAT on laptop imports in the proposed 2022-23 fiscal year, resulting in the total tax incidence of the product to 31 per cent. Finance Minister AHM Mustaf...

Bangladesh plans to borrow record Tk 1.0t from banks

-- 2022-06-09 17:15:26

After a deviation of two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has geared up to get back on track with development by designing a budget with a massive deficit, planning to raise more than...

Allocation of power and energy slashed in budget for FY23

-- 2022-06-09 16:55:28

The power and energy sector received an allocation of Tk. 260.66 billion for the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23), which is Tk 14.18 billion lower than the outgoing fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22). Announcing t...

Mominul awaits his acid test, working on basics to bounce back

Neel Rahman 2022-06-09 16:33:19

Mominul Haque has stepped down from captaincy, and he will finally be without the burden that saw his batting form drop drastically. But this has also put him in a precarious position. Before being a...

Proposed budget to keep aside Tk 50b for jobless people

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-09 16:30:14

The government plans to set aside Tk 50 billion (5,000 crore) in the proposed 2022-23 fiscal year to provide emergency financial assistance to the low-income people who become jobless. Finance Mini...

Kamal sees six major challenges for FY23

-- 2022-06-09 16:19:25

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal saw six major challenges for the fiscal year (FY23) and said that the government needs to be pragmatic in addressing these challenges as any failure to address them...

Bangladesh cuts corporate tax rate to 27.5pc

-- 2022-06-09 16:04:31

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has announced a corporate tax cut in order to reinvigorate the economy after the setbacks caused by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. In line with previous budge...

Amid price spike, inflation target set at 5.6pc for new fiscal

-- 2022-06-09 15:57:14

Bangladesh is targeting an average inflation rate of 5.6 per cent in the coming fiscal year. There has been a recent spike in prices, mainly due to external factors, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kama...

GDP growth target set at 7.5pc in FY23

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-09 15:53:03

Bangladesh has set a 7.5 per cent GDP growth target for the new fiscal year starting Jul 1, even as the war in Ukraine threatens to plunge the global economy into a fresh crisis, bdnews24.com reports....

ADB approves $250m loan for Bangladesh social resilience programme

-- 2022-06-09 15:49:54

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support social protection reforms in Bangladesh designed to protect the vulnerable population against socioeco...

Kamal places budget of Tk 6.78 trillion for FY23

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-06-09 15:11:39

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has unveiled the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year's proposed national budget with a record outlay of Tk 6.78 trillion in the national parliament. He presented the budge...

Cabinet approves national budget for FY23

-- 2022-06-09 15:01:53

The Cabinet at a special meeting on Thursday approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting held at the cabinet room of the...

Stocks open higher on budgetary hopes

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-09 11:49:47

The stock market opened higher on Thursday as investors kept their buying interest on sector-wise issues just ahead of unveiling the national budget. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will unveil th...

Tax receipts from DSE drop 19pc in May

BABUL BARMAN 2022-06-09 10:37:34

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped by 19 per cent month-on-month in May on the back of falling turnover value. The government collected revenue worth Tk 176 m...

'Impose more taxes on luxury items to save forex reserves'

FE REPORT 2022-06-09 10:33:45

Bangladesh needs to be careful about imports and should impose more taxes on luxury items to save foreign-exchange reserves in the country, said former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman. Speak...

Ceiling of mandatory investments in listed securities raised

FE REPORT 2022-06-09 10:28:49

Navana Pharmaceuticals will raise Tk 750 million from the capital market under book building method. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Wednesday decided to approve the compa...

Taka gains against dollar after serial depreciation

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2022-06-09 08:50:32

A turnaround comes as the Bangladesh taka gained 50 paisa in its value against the US dollar Wednesday after a depreciation dive for four consecutive workdays. The US currency was quoted at Tk 91.50...

Taxation recast can ‘cut income inequality’

DOULOT AKTER MALA 2022-06-09 08:46:17

Income inequality in Bangladesh goes gaping to worst level after the pandemic as government's direct-tax measure proves futile in addressing the disparity, experts say. Despite Bangladesh having amon...

Budget for FY '23 today: Protecting poor, reviving growth top targets

JASIM UDDIN HAROON 2022-06-09 08:43:35

Helping out marginalised people from price surges and economic-growth rebound top targets in a Tk 6.78-trillion new budget the government unfurls today (Thursday) at a worldwide crunch time. Agricult...

Bangladesh starts collecting extra $1.5b as budgetary support, says PM

-- 2022-06-08 19:13:41

The government has started a process to collect an additional $1.5 billion as budgetary support to tackle future emergencies and economic crises due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic...

Kamal likely to place Tk 6.78 trillion budget for FY23 Thursday

-- 2022-06-08 15:53:28

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is likely to place a Tk 6.78 trillion budget for the next fiscal year (FY23) at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Thursday (tomorrow) with the major challenge of reining inflat...

Are the Bangladeshi batters ready for a carnage?

Shajedul Rahin 2022-06-08 15:48:49

It has been a poor run in Tests for Bangladesh since their first victory in 2022 against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. Although a failure in Test cricket implies being inferior to the opposition in...

Finland keen to support Bangladesh’s sustainable development

-- 2022-06-08 15:27:57

Finland is keen to cooperate with Bangladesh in the field of sustainable and renewable energy, said Finnish non-resident ambassador to Bangladesh Ritva Koukku-Ronde on Wednesday. The envoy, who resid...