Unemployment聽not reaching danger level: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday ruled out that unemployment had reached a danger level, observing that employment generation was always challenging.
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Cars imported for ex-AL MPs聽 to be sent to govt transport pool
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that he had directed the National Board of Revenue to transfer about 40 cars imported duty-free by members of parliament under the ousted Awami League government to the public transport pool...
Finance adviser cautious about Bangladesh Bank autonomy
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that autonomy did not mean the freedom of doing everything and everything could not be given away to the private sector.
Economists need to see things with inner eyes
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday slammed a section of economists for their reluctance to see any positive move of the country鈥檚 economy and urged them to see things with inner eyes...
Govt committed to returning money to depositors: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the government was committed to returning money to depositors.
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...
Money legalisation may聽be dropped: govt
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that they might drop the undisclosed money legalisation facility from the measures proposed in the national budget for the 2025-26 financial year.
Bangladesh to boost governance in public investment: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that Bangladesh was committed to strengthen governance in public investment by ensuring efficiency, transparency, and accountability of financial services.
Finance adviser assures protesting NBR officials of considering issues
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has assured the protesting officials of the National Board of Revenue that he would consider the issues raised by them.
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...
Country no more聽dependent on IMF, WB: adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that the country was no more dependent on the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
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...
Many trying to give country bad name: adviser聽聽聽
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that many were trying to give Bangladesh a bad name by depicting a negative image of the country.
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...
Bangladesh seeks $6b from聽lenders for FY25
Finance adviser Saehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that he was expecting $1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund in the next two months while expecting more funds against the demand for...
Salehuddin for inclusive public financial management reform
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Friday underscored the need for a triangular approach to public financial management or PFM, integrating the efforts of the public sector, private sector and...
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...
Salehuddin stresses on reducing rural-urban gap
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday stressed on reducing rural-urban gap in a bid to reduce the tendency of people鈥檚 movement towards cities and metropolis...