Economy / Bangladesh


NBR split after amendments to ordinance: MoF

NBR split after amendments to ordinance: MoF

The ordinance to bifurcate the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will only be implemented after incorporating the necessary amendments to be made based on comprehensive discussions with all stakeholders, including the Revenue Policy Reform Advisory Committee, says the Ministry of Finance (MoF). It s

CA advises preparing ‘realistic’ budget

CA advises preparing ‘realistic’ budget

Government high-ups have instructed finance officials to focus improvement in people's living standard and wellbeing in budgeting in a pivot from making growth-centric budget of the past times, sources said. The advice came when finance division officials Saturday placed the next budget outline be

3.02m lost jobs in Oct-Dec

3.02m lost jobs in Oct-Dec

The number of employed people in the country fell to 68.09 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from 71.11 million in the same period of 2023, according to the latest report by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). This means that approximately 3.02 million people lost their jobs durin