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Base rate of import AT may rise for one-time settlement

Commercial imports are set to be levied 7.5-percent advance tax as the government may increase the AT base rate at import stage, for one-time settlement, in the upcoming budget.The advance tax, collected at import stages from commercial imports, might be set at 7.5 per cent in a rise from 5.0...

BB closely monitoring activities of reconstituted bank boards

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday said the central bank is closely monitoring the activities of reconstituted bank boards and will intervene if necessary.He warned that unless stricter classification rules are introduced, non-performing loans (NPLs) could rise to 30 per cent. "We are going to change the...

Govt issues gazette of Cyber Security Ordinance

The government has issued gazette of the Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025, to identify, prevent, suppress, and subsequently to try the crimes committed in cyberspace for ensuring cyber security.Confirming the matter to BSS, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry spokesperson Dr Md Rezaul Karim said the gazette was issued on May...

Bangladesh's toy story going global

Bangladesh's toy industry is emerging fast as a promising export sector, showing consistent growth over the past few years. In the fiscal year 2016-17, the country exported toys worth $15.23 million. By FY21, the figure rose to $36.5 million, with toys reaching 46 countries, including the United States, Russia, Japan,...

Dhaka-Ctg highway widening project faces further delay

The widening of the country's prime highway along Dhaka-Chattogram corridor is unlikely to begin soon, as the over Tk 700 billion project has not been included into the next year's Annual Development Programme despite being considered a priority.Sources said the Dhaka-Chattogram highway widening project, on which a fresh study has...

HC rejects petition seeking stay on administering oath to Ishraque

The High Court on Thursday summarily rejected a writ petition that sought a stay order on the effectiveness of an Election Commission gazette declaring BNP-nominated candidate Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). The High Court bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Debasish...

84 detained from border regions after BSF push-in

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 84 people after Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed them in at border regions in Panchagarh, Cumilla, and Lalmonirhat, reports BSS.In Panchagarh, BSF pushed 21 people into Bangladesh from the Joydharbhanga Borobari border in Sadar upazila of the district.A petrol team of the BGB detained...

Ordinance approved to rehabilitate July uprising hero, families

The council of advisers of the Interim Government on Thursday gave final approval of the "July Mass Uprising Martyrs' Families and Injured Students-Citizens Welfare and Rehabilitation Ordinance, 2025", reports BSS.The approval was given following vetting of the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division in the 29th meeting of the council of...

Broadband prices cut by up to 20% for consumers, says Asif Mahmud

Adviser to the Ministries of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, and Youth and Sports, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said that broadband internet prices at the consumer level have been reduced by up to 20 percent, reports BSS.In a post on his verified Facebook account on Thursday, he stated...