Over 150 imports to be costlier with 2.0pc AIT

Over 150 imports, including essentials and capital goods for industries, are set to be costlier with a 2.0-percent advance income tax levied, businesses said.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has imposed the AIT on the import of 150 items under nearly 200 HS (Harmonized System) codes, as per the tax-deduction-at-source...

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New state system great dream behind uprising

The immediate objective of the July mass uprising was fulfilled through the regime change but a great dream behind it was to build a new state system and a new Bangladesh, Chief Adviser Prof Yunus reminds.As the interim government led by the Nobel laureate and sociopolitical stakeholders began observing the...

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Rollback of 14-day repo deferred

Cash feeding into banks continues as the regulator decided to defer rollback of 14-day-tenure central-bank repo by minimum three months, to a much-needed respite to the commercial lenders from liquidity crunch.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) earlier in April last decided to phase out the 14-day liquidity instrument from this July following...

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Prayer Timings (2025-07-02)

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