Govt calls for suspension of NBR protests
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that they had asked the protesting officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue to suspend their programme immediately...
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No printing of money for FY26 budget: adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the forthcoming national budget for the 2025-26 financial year would be a realistic one and there would be no printing of money for meeting the budget deficit...
Tulsi鈥檚 comment will not impact Bangladesh-US ties: adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the recent statement by US Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard would not make any impact on the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the US...
Budget parley begins today
The finance ministry from today will start discussions with economic think-tanks, business bodies and non-governmental organisations as a part of its preparation for the next financial year鈥檚 budget...
DCs asked to help tax base expansion
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that deputy commissioners had been directed to help the National Board of Revenue identify taxpayers outside Dhaka and Chattogram...
Inflation to drop to 6-7pc by June, adviser hopes
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that they would be able to bring down inflation within the next three months...
Economic reforms should get priority: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that Bangladesh urgently needed reforms in its economy to tackle significant challenges...
Govt reviewing VAT on essentials: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said that the government was reviewing the issue of VAT rates, increased recently on some essential items and sectors like medicine and restaurants, as those affect the common people...
Supply chain problems behind rice price hike: adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that not all but the price a specific variety of rice increased on the local market and blamed that supply chain management problems were behind the price hike...
Bearish vibe of market due to reforms: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the current bearish vibe of the capital market was due to the reforms being carried out...
Salehuddin plays down IMF鈥檚 growth forecast
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday played down the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 observation that the Bangladesh economic outlook is gloomy...
Businesses鈥� influence on market too strong: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 businesses were very strong in terms of maintaining a marketing system which was almost impossible to break for checking commodity prices...
Lenders were 鈥榮oft鈥� to AL鈥檚 聽fake dev narratives
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday expressed displeasure with the queries from multilateral lenders while seeking additional fund for reforms aiming at reviving the economy wounded deeply during the past 15 years of the Awami League regime...
Finance adviser hints at end to tax break
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the tax exception culture enjoyed by industries over the years was due largely to low domestic revenue generation...
Salehuddin urges industrialists to invest in education, research
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday urged industrialists to invest in education and research to bridge the gap in skilled manpower and knowledge in the industrial sector...
Trade with India not to be affected: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the ongoing political development between Bangladesh and India would not adversely impact trades between the two countries...
No bank to be closed down: finance adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that they had no plan to close down troubled banks despite they were limping...
Tariff cuts hardly check price hike: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that tariff cuts hardly helped in checking price hike of essentials making majority people impatient...
Finance adviser assures of steps for solution to capital market crisis
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that initiatives were being taken to provide immediate solutions to the existing crises on the country鈥檚 stock market...
Finance adviser for changes in schemes to attract people
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday asked the pension authorities to bring about necessary changes in its current schemes to attract people...
Finance adviser asks for additional fund from IMF
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday asked for extension of International Monetary Fund鈥檚 current loan programme in Bangladesh...