Bangladesh and Singapore have expressed satisfaction with the launching of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiation and hoped that FTA would facilitate more economic engagements between…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has increased policy interest rate once again as move to curb inflation by withdrawing excess liquidity from the market.  The decision, announced by the central…

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Ruhul Amin has been appointed as 'receiver' at the leading manufacturer Beximco Group. The central bank took the decision at its board meeting, chaired…

Country’s export earnings in October witnessed a healthy growth of 20.60 percent fetching US$4.13 billion, up by $0.71 billion from $3.42 billion of the same month of the last…

The development of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) power projects and import terminals could cost the Bangladesh economy an estimated US$50 billion, reveals a recent report. The report…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday said that they have taken a decision to issue a circular asking all banks not to impose LC margin on import of essential…

The general point-to-point inflation rate in Bangladesh rose in October, reaching 10.87 percent, up from 9.92 percent in September, 2024. According to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the increase was driven by a rise in food inflation, which jumped to 12.66 percent from 10.40 percent. Meanwhile, non-food inflation showed a slight decline, easing to 9.34 percent in October from 9.50 percent in September.

In its bid to boost the national revenue the interim government has set a target to collect Tk 6,15,500 crore and Tk 6,95,100 crore respectively for the next two fiscals. In the next…

In an effort to keep onion prices affordable, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced the complete withdrawal of the existing import and regulatory duties on onion imports.…

Bangladesh Bank has assured the public that there is no liquidity crisis in the banking sector, emphasizing that depositors’ funds remain secure.  At a press briefing held…

The Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGB) on Wednesday approved a number of proposals to procure rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser to meet local demands and award…

The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday said hard copies need not be submitted to VAT office after filing online returns, coefficient declarations,etc. The NBR said that it has been…

The Economic Relations Division (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance signed a grant agreement with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) worth €2,970,297. Md. Shahriar…

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday reduced the tax rate to 15 percent on capital gains above Taka 50 lakh from selling shares of listed companies on the stock exchanges…