NBR moves to ease Ctg port congestion
The National Board of Revenue has issued a special order to expedite the auction, disposal and destruction of unclear goods to ease container congestion at Chattogram Port...
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Mustafiz set to get NOC for two IPL matches
Mustafizur Rahman asked for a No Objection Certificate to participate in the Indian Premier League, but the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday said that the left-arm pacer would be granted an NOC considering the national team鈥檚 duty.
Radical restructuring is no answer
WHILE the National Consensus Commission has dominated headlines with its efforts to forge consensus on critical constitutional issues, the ministry of finance has proposed a seismic shift in the country鈥檚 revenue sector: dismantling the National Board of Revenue and the Internal Resource Division to create two new divisions under direct ministerial control. This move...
Revenue reform should also consider progressive taxes
THE government has dissolved the National Board of Revenue with the Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance 2025, promulgated on May 13, to effect reforms in the revenue sector. The ordinance aimed at modernising tax administration and bolstering revenue collection has replaced the revenue board with two divisions, the Revenue Administration Division...
NBR dissolved, split into two divs amid protests
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has created two more divisions under the finance ministry by dissolving the National Board of Revenue in a move to modernise tax administration and boost revenue collections
Tax exemption for maximum 5yrs to companies: NBR
The National Board of Revenue on Monday released a new tax expenditure policy with a provision of giving maximum five years of tax exemption to a company or an industry...
NBR moves to bring land, flat, building owners under tax net
The National Board of Revenue has initiated a move to track down owners of land, flats and buildings across the country in an effort to widen the country鈥檚 narrow tax net...
BCB releases Adams as bowling coach
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Sunday ended the contract of national team bowling coach Andre Adams, with almost 10 months remaining.聽
Exim Bank holds 220th board meeting
Exim Bank held has held its 220th board meeting at its head office, said a press release...
Two聽tax commissioners become NBR board members
The National Board of Revenue has appointed Md Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury and Mutasim Billah Faruqui as members (tax) of its board.
BCB eyes secure return of Rishad, Nahid from Pakistan
The Bangladesh Cricket Board said that they were working to ensure the safe return of two players, Rishad Hossain and Nahid Rana, from Pakistan after a scheduled Pakistan Super League match in Rawalpindi on Thursday was postponed after...
Liton captain: good move or not?
The explanation given by the Bangladesh Cricket Board鈥檚 chairman of cricket operations, Najmul Abedeen Fahim, made it clear that Liton Das was not the ideal candidate for a captaincy role at the moment given his recent form, but the wicketkeeper-batter was...
NRBC Bank holds 200th board meeting
NRBC Bank PLC on Sunday held its 200th board meeting, said a press release...
Ordinance soon to split NBR, says chair
NBR chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said the reform ordinance to separate the National Board of Revenue will be issued soon as the advisory council has approved it...
BCB president hits back at critics over financial scrutiny
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed on Saturday rejected claims associating him with the ex-government, Awami League, stating that these accusations are completely baseless...
Power sector managers need to ensure quality control
THE absence of a quality control mechanism in the power sector has led to extra fuel costs in power generation. A recent Power Development Board analysis shows that some plants consume up to 90 per cent more fuel than others do. The finding indicates an overall power management failure in stopping the leak of the already scanty supplies of imported fuels...
NBR wants to ease business process for compliant taxpayers
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is contemplating the introduction of a more simplified process for compliant import duty and tax payers to import the goods they need, helping them to do business more easily...
Eight migrants die off Tunisia, 29 rescued
Eight migrants from various countries died and 29 others were rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of Sfax in central Tunisia, the Tunisian National Guard said on Monday...
IFIPLC holds 360th board meeting
Islamic Finance and Investment PLC held its 360th board meeting at its head office on April 24, said a press release...
DESCO holds 502nd board meeting
Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited on Saturday held its 502nd board meeting at its premises at Mirpur in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
JCD demands removal of NCTB chairman, member
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Sunday demanded removal of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board chair and its member for textbook for their alleged connection with the ousted Awami League regime...
BCB clarifies withdrawal of Tk 250 crore聽
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday issued a clarification regarding recent financial transactions, stating the moves were aimed at strengthening the safety of its funds to protect the organisation from 鈥榲ested quarters鈥�.
Bangladesh A squad announced for New Zealand series
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for the first two one-day matches of the three one-day and two four-day matches series against New Zealand A to be played in May.聽
NBR mulls amending VAT law to make officers accountable
The National Board of Revenue is contemplating to introduce a system to account its officers for skipping any business entity without enlisting that in the Value Added Tax net.
Pragati Insurance holds 333rd board meeting
Pragati Insurance Limited held its 333rd board meeting at its head office in Dhaka on April 17, said a press release...
Capacity charge ills should not menace power sector
THIS is unfortunate that the capacity charge 鈥� the money that the Power Development Board pays power-sector investors even when the plants do not produce electricity, with an aim to cover the loans that the plants receive, along with interests, salaries of the employees and returns on the equity 鈥� continues even after the political changeover of August 5, 2024, with the...
Govt firm on helping local producers: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Thursday categorically said that the government was firm on facilitating the local producers...
NBR halts yarn import through land ports
The National Board of Revenue has issued a gazette notification regarding the ban on the import of yarn and some other products through the country's land ports from India, Nepal and Bhutan, following repeated demands from local textile millers...
Govt to focus on removing non-tariff barriers in next budget: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said that the government would focus on removing non-tariff barriers in the budget for the forthcoming financial year 2025-26...
BCB launches investigation regarding DPL irregularities
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday launched an investigation into the alleged irregularities associated with the match between Shinepukur Cricket Club and Gulshan Cricket Club in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, which was...