Favourable weather, higher acreage boost Aman outlook
Farmers and agriculturists said repeated floods and unfavourable weather affected Aman season paddy last year
20 October 2025, 18:54 PM
World Food Day / Nutrition becomes luxury for the poor amid high prices
The long queues at OMS trucks depict a harsh reality as Bangladesh continues to struggle with high inflation
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Analysis / Why is Bangladesh’s inflation highest in South Asia?
Bangladesh Bank has hiked the policy rate on 11 occasions since May 2022
4 October 2025, 14:51 PM
As bond yields fall, will lending rate decline?
Bangladesh Bank has been maintaining a contractionary monetary policy stance for nearly two years to bring down inflation
2 October 2025, 14:40 PM
Treasury yields sink, raising hopes for rate cuts
The yield on 10-year bond dropped below 10%
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Shrinking cropped area raises food security concerns
Bangladesh’s net cropped area, the total land sown with crops during a particular agricultural year, has been declining over the past few years, raising concerns among agricultural officials and experts about food security for the growing population.
13 September 2025, 19:02 PM
Govt restricts raw jute export, sparking debate
New export conditions on raw jute to support domestic market
9 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Uncertainty continues to weigh on private credit growth
Sluggish investment demand stalls private credit growth in Bangladesh
8 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Bike sales punctured by duty hike, high registration fees
High registration fees and the government's duty hike have dampened the demand for motorcycles, with marketers
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Tax returns still underwhelming
The number of tax return submissions is gradually increasing but the tally continues to remain very low considering the size and growth of the economy, analysts said.
11 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Wheat imports rise for low global prices
Wheat imports rose 43 percent year-on-year to 10.46 lakh tonnes between July and mid-October, according to data from the food ministry.
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Welcome, winter
Increased production of winter vegetables is pushing down their prices, easing pressure on common people who bore the brunt of exorbitant prices in the last three months.
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Aman output to be lower this time
Paddy output in the current aman season is likely to be lower for flood-induced crop damage and area contraction for low domestic price, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation.
2 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Separate tax zones in the offing
The National Board of Revenue plans to establish separate zones to properly monitor and collect source or withholding tax, which is now the biggest contributor to direct taxes.
1 November 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR cuts duty on starches
The National Board of Revenue has halved the import duty for manioc starch and other starches, mainly used as raw materials in the textile industry, to 5 percent -- four months after it had hiked the rate.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Locally made baby diapers gaining popularity
Local manufacturers are gradually gaining a foothold in the growing baby diaper market for low prices and high quality, despite
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Bringing light to visually impaired
MD Sanwar Hossain and Selina Begum's family has got a new lease of life. After remaining visually impaired for eight years, their eldest
26 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Tax receipts rise, but miss target
Tax collection rose 9.5 percent year-on-year to Tk 30,905 crore in July-September, according to provisional estimates of the National Board of Revenue.
25 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Call for TIN verification gets poor response
A rule of the National Board of Revenue to verify taxpayer identification numbers (TINs) has received a lukewarm response from various
15 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Taxmen hunting for 7 lakh manual TIN holders
The National Board of Revenue is looking for nearly seven lakh taxpayers who held the now-invalid manually-issued TINs but are yet to
12 October 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR to extend duty benefits to investors in hi-tech parks
The National Board of Revenue plans to offer duty benefits and increased tax breaks to investors and developers of
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Shrimp industry's woes see no end
Losses of shrimp growers and processors are piling up in the face of sluggish global demand for black tiger bagda
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
222 taxpayers legalise Tk 676 crore in Bangladesh
The amount of undisclosed money legalised in fiscal 2014-15 surged to Tk 676.87 crore from Tk 176 crore in the previous year, according to the National Board of Revenue.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Soaring jute prices worry exporters
Raw jute prices have gone up further amid low supply, making manufacturers and exporters anxious about the negative impact on
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Tourism takes a blow from killings of foreigners
Foreign tourists have started cancelling their trips to Bangladesh in the wake of the killings of a Japanese and an Italian national in less
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Economic zones for Indian investors get major boost
India has agreed to extend part of its fresh $2 billion loans to develop two economic zones in Bangladesh for its investors, said a top official of the economic zones authority.
1 October 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR looking into tax status of private univs
The National Board of Revenue has started examining the past few years' tax payment status of private universities, officials say.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Rice output hits record, farmers not so happy
Farmers bagged a record 1.91 crore tonnes of boro rice last season, enabling the country to log in its highest rice output and attain
12 September 2015, 18:00 PM