Newspaper advertisement rates to be re-fixed: Mahfuj
Information and broadcasting adviser Mahfuj Alam on Tuesday said the advertisement rates for newspapers would be adjusted while the media list would be updated.
Tags : BOA
BCB aims for smooth coordination in tight schedule
A structured approach that would accommodate all commitments at various levels without compromising the teams鈥� performances was the main topic as the Cricket Operations of the Bangladesh Cricket Board held a discussion with the...
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...
Joint venture projects should adopt rational pay scale
INDIAN nationals occupying almost all top positions at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company that runs a 1,320MW coal-based power plant at Rampal, Bagerhat and drawing heftier salaries and benefits than their peers is surprising. According to a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board, 32 of the top 40 positions are occupied by Indians...
Court freezes Papon, family鈥檚 27 bank accounts
A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to freeze 27 bank accounts of former Kishoreganj-6 lawmaker Nazmul Hassan Papon, his wife Roksana Hassan and other family members over graft allegations...
RAMPAL POWER PLANT: Indian nationals draw hefty salaries, eye-watering bonuses
Indian nationals working at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company are drawing an average monthly salary of more than Tk 10 lakh, revealed a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board.
鈥楴BR takes master plan to digitise all operations鈥�
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said that the revenue board has taken a master plan to digitise all of its activities to ensure digital services for the taxpayers...
Travel ban imposed on ex-BCB president Papon, his family
A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on Nazmul Hassan Papon, former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board and five members of his family, in connection with a graft case.
Gono Bishwabidyalay BoT holds 54th meeting
The board of trustees of the Gono Bishwabidyalay held a meeting at the Major Haider auditorium of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Saturday...
Power, energy divs at odds over coal price
The Bangladesh Power Development Board did not pay last two months鈥� bill to the Barapukuria coal mine company for the coal bought to run the Barapukuria coal power plant, citing excessively high price.
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Tax exemption will be phased out: NBR
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the tax on taxpayers who had been enjoying the reduced rate will gradually increase...
WOMEN鈥橲 WC QUALIFIER: Murshida axed from Bangladesh squad聽
Opener Murshida Khatun has been axed from the Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming ICC Women鈥檚 ODI World Cup Qualifier, which was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday...
2023 curriculum imposed through conspiracy: NCTB
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board chair AKM Reazul Hassan said at a press conference on Tuesday that the national curriculum of 2023 was deliberately imposed on them and it was a foreign conspiracy...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Businesses demand tax cuts, duty benefits
The industrialists in the leather goods and ceramic sectors, real estate businesses and reconditioned car traders demanded various tax cuts and duty benefits in the upcoming national budget for fiscal year 2025-26...
Taskin to get highest salary, Mahmudullah opts out
Mahmudullah opted out as Taskin Ahmed was placed in the highest-paid grade of the national players鈥� contracts for 2025, which was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.
NBR launches customs risk management regulations against money laundering
The National Board of Revenue has issued a notification introducing the 鈥楥ustoms Risk Management Regulations, 2025鈥� aimed at addressing economic risks such as money laundering and terrorism financing...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Next budget may see cut in tax exemptions: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Wednesday hinted that the tax exemption system might be removed in the forthcoming national budget...
Central Shariah Board holds fiqh committee meeting
Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh held its 52 meeting of the fiqh committee...
Fisherman killed in speedboat-trawler collision during raid聽
A fisherman was allegedly killed in a collision between a speedboat and a fishing trawler during a fishing ban raid by the Fisheries Department on the Kalabadar River at Mehendiganj upazila in Barishal...
NBR exempts VAT on several essentials
The National Board of Revenue has exempted聽value added tax on several essential items to keep commodity prices stable聽during the holy month of Ramadan.
BCB set to extend contracts of Simmons, Salahuddin
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to extend the contracts of national team head coach Phil Simmons and senior assistant coach Muhammad Salahuddin, said the chairman of the cricket operations, Najmul Abedin Fahim, after the...
No response prompts re-tender of BPDB solar power projects 聽
The Bangladesh Power Development Board has again extended the deadlines for its three tenders floated to build solar power plants with capacities between 10MW and 100MW as no proposals have so far been received from potential investors...
VAT machine made mandatory for highway restaurants in Bangladesh
The National Board of Revenue has decided to make mandatory installing Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) or Sales Data Controller (SDC) machines at all VAT-eligible hotels and restaurants located on highways across the country...
Loan repayment becomes heavy burden, says NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said that the payment of instalments of the domestic and foreign debts and interest on these loans had become a heavy burden to the country...
Businesses urge NBR to set up consultation, advocacy wings
The country鈥檚 businesses on Monday urged the National Board of Revenue for establishing separate wings for policy and implementation to enhance business sector consultations and advocacy.
NBR clarifies instructions on VAT cut on supershop purchases
The National Board of Revenue, in an instruction issued on Tuesday, clarified that supershops selling goods at the maximum retail price cannot charge an additional value added tax from their customers as the VAT will be included in the retail prices or MRP...
No VAT on purchase at supershops
Customers will no longer have to pay value added tax for purchases at supershops...
Single window system streamlines export, import activities
The Bangladesh Single Window system (BSW), launched on January 2, has significantly facilitated the country鈥檚 export-import activities by reducing time and costs, according to a statement from the National Board of Revenue issued on Wednesday...
NBR to launch Authorised Economic Operator Feb 23
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch Authorised Economic Operator on Sunday, February 23, to streamline import and export processes by providing a seamless clearance system...