Sohel Parvez

Private hospitals that import medical machinery and equipment at zero duty will have to set aside 5 percent of their seats to provide free treatment to the poor from next month.

Superstore shoppers are staring at higher bills as Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed raising value-added tax for supermarkets in fiscal 2015-16.

The National Board of Revenue is set to expand its reach over half a dozen services sectors and impose up to 10 percent tax at source

Bangladesh yesterday signed a deal with India to develop two economic zones to bring in more Indian investments and reduce the

The budget brings good news to listed and prospective listed financial institutions and companies, but not such great news for listed

The government is going to offer a tax break to the automobile, tyre and bicycle manufacturing industries, to promote growth and

People owning up to Tk 2.25 crore are likely to get a waiver from surcharges on their wealth next fiscal year, as the government finally

Shrimp farmers are offloading their produce on the domestic market in a desperate attempt to recover production costs in the wake of slumping prices and weakening demand in developed economies.

The government is likely to offer a tax break to the automobile, tyre and bicycle industries to promote growth and investment in the sectors, an official said yesterday.

Wheat imports in the 11 months to May have exceeded last year's total, boosted by increased demand for flour and wheat-based snacks as the grain is cheaper than rice, market operators said.

The government is likely to extend the tax exemption benefits for software development and information technology-enabled services (ITES) by another five years to encourage investment, said a senior official of the finance ministry.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to offer tax breaks to investors and developers of economic zones for a period of 10 years

Tax collection improved in March with economic activities regaining pace as the violent political situation gradually subsided.

The government should take special steps and effective measures to salvage indebted farmers who have suffered losses for failure to

As the dawn breaks, shanties surrounding the garment factories on the outskirts of the capital wake up. Within an hour or so, footpaths and streets swarm with young female workers marching towards their factories.

The food ministry has at last asked the National Board of Revenue to slap duty on rice imports in a last ditch move to arrest the downward spiral of prices of the grain and prevent farmers from racking up unsustainable losses.

The National Board of Revenue weighs the possibility of reintroducing property taxes to ensure a more equitable distribution of wealth and reduce economic disparity, a senior official of NBR said yesterday.

Bangladesh has at least 10,152 people with individual net wealth of more than Tk 2 crore, according to data compiled by the National Board of Revenue. But taxmen and analysts said the number of wealthy people and the amount of wealth shown by taxpayers should be higher from the viewpoint of property price spirals and the rise in the number of apartments and expensive cars.

To us Bangalees, hilsa isn't just a fish. It's an integral part of our culture and heritage. Be it fried or cooked with mustard, hilsa is a must in Pahela Baishakh celebration. But they aren't anymore safe in our rivers, home to world's 60pc hilsa. This four-part series focuses on the existential crisis, changing habitat and ways to conserve this mystique fish.

An ample supply due to higher domestic production and soaring imports have driven the prices of rice below last year's level and put