Abysmal potholes in corporate tax payments exposed
Gross mismatch between the number of registered companies and that of corporate income-tax receipt by the exchequer persists, as the tax returns submitted annually by the former continues to be disproportionately low in Bangladesh, official statistics show.Only nearly 40,000 companies file tax returns in Bangladesh while the number of registered...
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Fuel oil flows thru Ctg-Dhaka pipeline
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 16: The first ever Dhaka-Chattogram-Dhaka fuel oil transportation through a pipeline began on Saturday with inauguration of the newly-constructed Chattogram-Dhaka line on the day. Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan formally inaugurated the transportation through the pipeline at the Dispatch Terminal of Patenga in Chattogram on the day....
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Rice imports hit nearly $700m in FY25 amid flood losses
Bangladesh imported rice worth approximately US$700 million in the last fiscal year (FY25), marking a nearly 2,600 per cent increase over the previous year, according to Bangladesh Bank data.Officials at the Directorate General of Food (DG Food) told The Financial Express on Saturday that both public and private sector rice...
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Pick potential countries, regions forthwith for deals on free trade
Bangladesh should pick priorities of negotiation and countries or regions signing free-trade agreement (FTA) with which can reap maximum benefits after graduation when the country is destined to lose existing preferential market access.Economists and experts suggest this priority action, also prodding the government for undertaking measures to raise awareness about...
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