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Government securities: Last fiscal’s yield curve witnesses steeper rise

The gap between short and long-term government fixed-income securities yields was steeper during fiscal year 2018 than its previous year, which indicated a 'tightened year" for money market. The central bank has recently prepared the yearly chart of the yield...

Tax collection deficit reaches Tk 167.99b

Aggregate shortfall in tax revenue collection against the target widened...

Inflation slightly eases to 5.37pc in November

The general point to point inflation rate in November last...

Forex reserves slide to about $31b in Nov

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves reached about 31 billion US dollars...

Salaried people lead income tax return submission

Income tax return submission by individual taxpayers posted a 14...

Remittance drops in November

The flow of inward remittance fell slightly in November over...

Explore benefits of economic graduation, PM urges exporters

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the business community to...

NBR to review fiscal incentives offered to API industries

Six months after the publication of the 'National Active Pharmaceutical...

No liquidity shortage in banking sector: BB governor

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir has said the banking...

Delhi meeting to review progress in LoC projects

Dhaka and Delhi are going to review again the progress...

'Number of tax return submission increases by 40pc'

The number of tax return submission has increased by 40...

Dec net bank borrowing target likely to be Tk 22b

The government is set to fix the net bank borrowing...

Armed Forces Income Tax Fair begins

A two-day ‘Armed Forces Income Tax Fair-2018′ started at Sena...

Revenue collection witnesses 15.16pc growth in six years

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has seen a significant...

Govt bonds’ yields rise notably

Yields on the government treasury bonds (T-bonds) increased significantly on...

Muhith blasts NBR for offering tax exemptions on large scale

Finance Minister AMA Muhith slammed the National Board of Revenue...

$50m ADB loan for microenterprise dev in BD

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $50 million loan...

China keen to invest in Hi-Tech park industry

Chinese companies have shown interest in investing in the high-tech...

PD banks for six-month tenure auction calendar

The primary dealer (PD) banks have sought introduction of a...

3.8m tax returns submitted this year: Muhith

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said around 3.8...

BB asks NBFIs to provide info about poll candidates

The central bank has asked non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to...

FM expects ‘breakthrough’ in blue economy

Bangladesh can expect a 'breakthrough' in the field of blue...

Govt to seek $ 1.0b funds from ADB, China

The government will seek nearly US$ 1.0 billion funds from...

Atiur proposes fund for innovation, research

Former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman has proposed...

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