Eid shopping gains momentum in Jhenaidah
With approaching of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, sales in different shopping malls and roadside markets in the district are gaining momentum...
Economy
Germany鈥檚 huge spending package gets final approval
Germany鈥檚 upper house of parliament on Friday gave the final seal of approval to a massive spending package to build up the military and overhaul infrastructure.
New York migrant economy wilts under Trump policies
Nader says that the fear caused by president Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration policies have left the streets of his largely migrant neighbourhood in Queens, New York empty, forcing him to shutter his furniture store.
UK govt hit by higher borrowing in Feb
Britain鈥檚 Labour government borrowed more than expected in February, official data showed Friday ahead of next week鈥檚 fiscal update, when it is expected to announce more spending cuts.
Many taxpayers abuse scope of tax exemptions: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that many taxpayers abuse the exemption as the tax exemption practice always misuse loopholes in the taxation system...
Remittance inflow hits $2.25 billion in 19 days
Remittance inflow witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of a massive 78.4 per cent to $2,252 million in the first 19 days of March...
Cigarette price won鈥檛 increase in budget: NBR
National Board of Revenue Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the price of cigarettes will not be hiked in the upcoming budget for the financial year 2025-26...
NBR begins spot assessment
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a new Spot Assessment programme to simplify the tax payment system to expand the tax net...
Bashir urges all to tap LDC graduation opportunity
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday urged the business community to utilize the opportunities after graduating from the Least Developed Country...
E-returns to be joined with banking system
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said that the NBR was exploring ways to integrate online tax returns with banking system...
Sri Lanka posts first growth since crisis
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka鈥檚 economy grew by five per cent in 2024, marking the first full year of expansion since its unprecedented meltdown in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday...
LDC graduation should proceed as planned: Touhid
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday emphasised that Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the Least Developed Countries category should proceed as scheduled in 2026, without seeking any deadline extension...
Most TIN holders didn鈥檛 submit returns in past 10yrs: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that laws and rules regarding taxes had not been implemented fully and among the 1.13 crore taxpayers or tax identification number holders in the country, 80-85 lakh taxpayers had not submitted a tax return in the past 10 years...
NBR for not allowing tax exemption unnecessarily聽
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan said on Monday that the government had taken a vow not to allow tax exemption in the coming days unless it was inevitably necessary for the interest of the country...
OECD lowers global growth forecasts
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Monday lowered its projections for global growth in 2025 due to 鈥榯rade barriers鈥� and 鈥榰ncertainty鈥�...