Interim govt unveils its maiden Tk 7.9t budget today
Post-uprising interim government is set to present today its maiden national budget worth Tk 7.9 trillion for the fiscal year 2025-26, avowedly aligned with reforms and income parity. With no functioning parliament existing following the July-August changeover, the budget will be presented at 3.00pm outside Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) and...
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CA urges Chinese investors to build production hubs in BD
Chief Advisor Prof Muhammad Yunus called upon Chinese investors to help transform Bangladesh into a "production hub" as a big band of entrepreneurs from Beijing, led by their commerce minister, are here exploring business prospects.Speaking at a business meet Sunday in Dhaka, Yunus noted that half of Bangladesh's total workforce...
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Deposed PM Hasina indicted for crimes against humanity
Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was indicted Sunday in an open-court trial, along with two others, for "crimes against humanity" committed during the July-August 2024 uprising.The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 in Dhaka took into cognizance five counts of formal charges brought against them and issued warrant of arrest against the...
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May sees second-highest remittance flow of $2.97b
Rising remittance inflows fetched Bangladesh US$2.97 billion in May, the second-highest monthly receipt in its history, giving a much-needed respite to the economy facing multipronged strains amid forex dearth in recent times. In terms of growth, the country saw a 31.71-percent year-on-year increase from $2.26 billion recorded in May 2024,...
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Several future tax rates to be outlined
Several tax rates, both for individual and corporate taxpayers, would come in a prospective manner in the FY26 budget, with effect from July 2026 in a bid to help taxpayers properly plan their taxes.Individual taxpayers will enjoy an upward revision of their tax-free ceiling by Tk 25,000 from July 2026...
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