Industries adviser leads delegation to LDCs ministerial conference
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan led a four member Bangladesh delegation to the 11th Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs)...
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NBR extends income tax return deadline for FY2025鈥�26
The National Board of Revenue has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for individual taxpayers for the 2025鈥�26 tax year by one month, setting 31 December 2025 as the new date...
Revenue collection falls short by Tk 17,000c in four months of FY26
Bangladesh鈥檚 revenue collection fell short by Tk 17,219.97 crore to Tk 119,478 crore in the July-October period of the financial year 2025-26, below the target set at Tk 136,697.07 crore...
Cashless transactions quietly rise in informal sector
The afternoon sun shone on the large transparent plastic bottles lined up on the wet tiles of the Bashbari WASA water ATM, one of the water collection points the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority has set up in the capital...
SKOP calls Chattogram port blockade for Nov 26
Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad, a platform of 12 labour organisations, on Saturday announced the blockade of Chattogram port for November 26, demanding the cancellation of the recent decisions to lease out several port facilities to foreign companies...
US government cancels October inflation report after shutdown
The US government said Friday that it will not publish a consumer inflation report covering the month of October, as a record-long shutdown hampered its data collection...
Europe increasingly 鈥榲ulnerable鈥� to shocks: ECB chief
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Friday the region was increasingly 鈥榲ulnerable鈥� to shocks like US tariffs and is lagging behind in areas that will drive growth such as AI. The continent must urgently speed up its integration and overhaul a model of export-led growth that has faltered amid mounting geopolitical turmoil, she said in a speech to a banking conference...
Kenya鈥檚 Ruto vows $38b in investments to transform economy
Kenyan president William Ruto vowed Thursday to attract $38 billion in investment to transform the economy and change the narrative after mass protests, but it met scepticism from economists and rights groups. Ruto took power in 2022 promising sweeping economic improvements to Kenya鈥檚 youth...
Singapore growth forecast surges on AI demand
Singapore lifted its economic growth forecast for 2025 on Friday, buoyed by a stronger third quarter as a surge in demand for AI-related goods powered exports and global trade steadied.
Japan insists $135b stimulus fiscally 鈥榬esponsible鈥�
Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi insisted that a $135-billion stimulus package approved Friday was fiscally responsible and that she would reduce the country鈥檚 colossal debt burden.
US jobless rate goes up in September
US jobless rate crept up in September although hiring exceeded analyst expectations, according to a delayed employment report published Thursday after a record-long government shutdown.
