Deposit up to Tk 0.5m may get excise duty relief in next FY
Around 10 million small and middle-income bank depositors may receive tax relief on deposits of up to Tk 0.5 million in the upcoming fiscal year (FY).The budget for FY2026-27 is likely to include full exemption from excise duty up to this threshold, up from the existing Tk 0.3 million.Currently, bank...
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BD's trade surplus with EU widens
The surplus in Bangladesh's trade in goods and services with the European Union rose by nearly 10 per cent in fiscal year 2024-25, underpinned by robust export growth, particularly in goods, despite rising outflows in services.The development highlights both the strength of the country's export engine and its continued dependence...
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Govt seeks Tk 200b in foreign grants
Bangladesh is preparing to launch a major overhaul of its primary education system, but securing adequate external financing remains a key challenge. With the current programme nearing completion, the government is racing to mobilise funds to avoid disruption to core education services, officials said.The proposed fifth phase of the Primary...
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Farmer Service Centre eludes great goal of farming upgrade countrywide
A government pilot project eludes its ideal objective of farming upgrade in Bangladesh as massive anomalies and shoddy works in its execution have officially been detected. The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) set up farmer service centre under a pilot project where technical equipment and machinery are all found missing...
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Ship carrying 34,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia arrives
CHATTOGRAM, April 4 (BSS): A ship, "Shan Gang Fa Jian", has docked at Chattogram Port with 34,000 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia.Chattogram Port Authority Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim confirmed the arrival on Saturday morning. The ship arrived at the Kutubdia Channel in the Bay of Bengal at the outer anchorage...
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No let-up in long queues at petrol pumps despite supply assurances
Long queues persisted at petrol pumps across the capital on Saturday as motorists rushed to stock up on fuel, defying repeated government assurances that supplies remain adequate.Motorcyclists and car drivers were seen waiting for more than two hours under intense heat to reach fuel nozzles, with congestion reported at key...
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Bangladesh Railway resumes Dhaka-Ctg corridor capacity upgrade move
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has finally resumed its move to enhance the capacity of Dhaka-Chattogram railway corridor after getting a green signal from the new government with funding assurance from a development partner in the project involving more than Tk330 billion.Officials said the project's preliminary development project proposal (PDPP) approved...
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Artemis II crew take 'spectacular' images of earth
NEW YORK, Apr 04 (BBC): Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they pass the halfway point between the Earth and the Moon.The mission's commander, Reid Wiseman, took the "spectacular" images, Nasa says, after the crew completed a final engine...
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