Scope for legalizing undisclosed money is finally blocked while safety net widened as the new national budget for FY2025-26 is approved with changes in fiscal measures, including tax cuts. The government ramped up the allocation for social safety-net
Bangladesh's commercial banks are increasingly leaning on the central bank to stay afloat, with borrowing through the repo window hitting a record Tk 1.33 trillion in May 2025, signaling a worsening liquidity crunch in the country's banking system. The growing reliance on Bangladesh Bank's short-t
Zero-rated tax benefit on 152 items, mostly essentials like rice, wheat, onions and edible oils, goes as the new budget takes effect on July 1 with some major changes in fiscal measures. Importers of the goods would be required to pay 2.0-percent Advance Income Tax (AIT) from the upcoming fiscal y
Bangladesh’s food production faces a significant threat, and food security is increasingly at risk as agricultural land has been eroded by 3.75 percent over the past eight years, driven by rapid urbanisation across the country. This alarming finding was revealed in a comprehensive survey rep
In the face of mounting pressure, the Advisory Council of the interim government has offered a conditional relief to the corporate tax rate proposed in the FY2025-26 budget for publicly listed companies that floated 10 percent or less of their paid-up capital via IPOs. In the budget, approved by t
