NBR's rush to meet revenue gap
Failure to meet revenue targets set in the ambitious budgets has been a familiar pattern in Bangladesh. The revenue authority is obviously in a race against time to make up for the huge revenue shortfall created over the past nine months and meet the gap by the final quarter of...
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No alternative to widening the tax net
One of the most frequently discussed mechanisms for increasing revenue for the National Board of Revenue (NBR), as well as improving the country's Tax-GDP ratio, is the expansion of the tax net. The persistently low Tax-GDP ratio clearly reflects a narrow tax base-one that, despite repeated commitments in successive budget...
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Security concerns on DU campus
Dhaka University is not only a centre of learning; it is also located within a busy urban environment where a sense of insecurity is becoming increasingly visible. One of the major concerns for students is the uncontrolled movement of vehicles inside the campus.Since the university falls within the city corporation...
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Challenges facing SMEs
The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are regarded as the backbone of the Bangladesh economy. Although SMEs contribute significantly to the national economy in terms of employment and GDP, they face numerous challenges in terms of growth and sustainability, despite the growing trend towards the use of digital technologies.Even though...
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