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-- 2022-06-09 18:31:40
The Russia-Ukraine war and its repercussions amid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic have forced governments to revise their previous plans and Bangladesh is no exception. The Sheikh Hasina admin...
-- 2022-06-09 18:28:46
Bangladesh Bank will conduct a feasibility study on the possibility of introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), backed by blockchain technology. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal revealed...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-06-09 18:28:15
With the introduction of the Universal Pension system and the rise in allocation and coverage for some vulnerable groups social safety net programmes widened in the next budget. Finance Minister AHM...
-- 2022-06-09 18:23:56
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed to reduce taxes on Bangladeshi export-oriented products to make them globally competitive. He suggested encouraging diversification of export goods and...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
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....
-- 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...
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...
-- 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...
BBC 2022-06-09 12:15:33
As a child growing up in Japan, things very rarely seemed to get more expensive. My favourite lunch was always available for a 500 yen coin ($3.90; £3.10) and it remained that way until...
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...
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...
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...
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...
-- 2022-06-08 23:21:48
Turkish efforts to ease a global food crisis by negotiating safe passage for grain stuck in Black Sea ports met resistance as Ukraine said Russia was imposing unreasonable conditions and the Kremlin s...
-- 2022-06-08 22:18:46
Russia's economy will shrink 15 per cent this year and 3 per cent in 2023 as the hit from Western sanctions, an exodus of companies, a Russian "brain-drain" and collapse in exports wipe out 15 years o...
-- 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...
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