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Global price benchmarks adopted to curb fictitious invoicing

Government's revenue authority has moved to ensure accurate customs valuation by using internationally recognised price benchmarks to verify import prices and thus prevent duty-dodging through trade misdeclaration. Officials say the mechanism will be executed to prevent under-invoicing and over-invoicing of commodities while facilitating hassle-free legitimate trade.The National Board of Revenue...

BD welcomes coveted US-Iran peace deal

Bangladesh warmly welcomes the finalisation of peace agreement between the United States and Iran to end a world-upsetting war, expressing the hope that the deal will contribute to lasting peace, stability, and cooperation in the Middle East.In a statement issued Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Bangladesh had consistently...

NBR may scrutinise decades-old expenditures

Tax officials will be able to investigate undisclosed expenditures of individual taxpayers from any period in the past, even decades old, under a new provision proposed in the Finance Bill 2026.The move marks a significant departure from the existing tax framework, which generally prevents the reopening of tax files beyond...

Govt to evaluate Family Card benefits after certain period: Khosru

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says the government will evaluate the changes the 'Family Card' benefits bring to the cardholders after a certain period of full-scale distribution."What progress the benefits bring to their lifestyle, how much they make advances in the field of education and health, will be examined,"...

Diplomatic spat over PM adviser's Delhi entry denial

Blocking entry of Bangladesh Prime Minister's Adviser on Policy and Strategy, Zahed Ur Rahman, into India by immigration authorities in New Delhi generates a diplomatic row as Dhaka summoned the Indian envoy Monday to know the grounds.Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs called India's Acting High Commissioner in Dhaka, Pawan Badhe,...

Proposed budget a weak fiscal framework with paradoxes, says Debapriya

Bangladesh's proposed budget is a weak and in parts "unprofessional" fiscal and macroeconomic framework, with its welfare-oriented aspirations undermined by limited implementation capacity and questionable underlying assumptions, says Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya.The economist, also a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), made the arguments about such budgeting paradoxes...

RULES DEFIED, SAFETY IGNORED

Passengers ride an unauthorised battery-powered rickshaw carrying far more people than its capacity along a road in the capital's Doel Chattar area on Monday, flouting traffic regulations. While authorities regularly take action against licensed vehicles for traffic violations, such illegal vehicles continue to operate on city roads with little regard...