Monetary policy on Feb 10

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is scheduled to announce a new monetary policy on February 10 for the remaining period of fiscal year 2024-25.A senior official from the monetary policy department mentioned that the central bank board meeting is set for February 9, with the monetary policy announcement following on February 10,...

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Top ten tax-contributing items fail revenue targets

Import-revenue collection from top ten tax-contributing items declined 10 per cent in the first half of the FY 2025 compared with that of the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, casting pressure on the public exchequer, officials said.From the ten items, the National Board of Revenue collected Tk 121.65 billion...

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EU eager to sign CPCA with BD

The European Union has conveyed its interest in signing Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (CPCA) with Bangladesh, as the interim government is updating country's trade and economic relations. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has written to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on the bloc's eagerness about the proposed...

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Prayer Timings (2025-01-28)

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