Legal amendments ready for BB autonomy: Governor
Necessary legal amendments are soon for central bank's autonomy and also for downsizing commercial banks' directorships under sweeping reforms that also envisage nationalisation of incurably ailing banks. Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur unveils this plan of action in an exclusive interview with The Financial Express (FE), dwelling at...
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Well-off likely to pay higher taxes
Affluent people may have to pay higher taxes in the upcoming fiscal year under amended wealth-tax provisions in the new budget, among some other changes in fiscal measures.The base of calculating surcharge would be actual payable taxes instead of existing tax at source or annual business turnover of individual taxpayers.With...
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Army says it works with govt in unison
Bangladesh Army has said the military is working together with the government, abiding by government directives.This was stated by Bangladesh Army's Operations Director, Brigadier-General M. Nazim-ud-Daula, on Monday, reports BSS. "We (the government and army) are working to help each other. There is no scope for misinterpretation," he told a...
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Employees to continue work abstention
Government employees of Bangladesh Secretariat threatened on Sunday that they would not return to their respective work until withdrawal of the draft of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. President of Bangladesh Secretariat Officials and Employees United Council Md Badiul Kabir made the announcement while demonstrating after closing the main...
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EPA, budget support main focus in Yunus-Ishiba meet
Budget support, Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), infrastructure development, security, regional and international affairs, including Rohingya issues, will be high on the agenda during the bilateral meeting between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo on May 30, said officials concerned.Prof Yunus will depart for...
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Prayer Timings (2025-05-27)
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