National budget approved, money whitening provision dropped
22 June 2025, 09:18 AM
Gender budget shrinks, concerns raised over women’s development
4 June 2025, 06:39 AM
Budget ‘realistic, pragmatic’
3 June 2025, 18:02 PM
Budget targets chocolate, lipstick
3 June 2025, 18:01 PM
Watch / Budget goals not backed by measures: CPD
3 June 2025, 18:00 PM
FY26 budget skips insurance reforms
3 June 2025, 10:43 AM
Analysis / FY26 budget offers no new move to restore public confidence in banks
3 June 2025, 05:24 AM
Opinion / A conservative budget for FY2026
3 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Stability takes priority over bold reforms
2 June 2025, 20:36 PM
Migrant workers overlooked again
2 June 2025, 18:39 PM
Duty exemption to give relief to pharma industry, chronic patients
A proposal has been placed to add 79 new items to the duty-free list.
2 June 2025, 09:25 AM
Stockmarket has three good news
The government decided to reduce the tax on trading to meet the demands of stock brokerages.
2 June 2025, 09:23 AM
Govt unveils Tk 790,000 crore budget for FY26
The proposed outlay is nearly 1 percent lower than the Tk 797,000 crore budget for the outgoing fiscal year ending this month
2 June 2025, 09:18 AM
Finance adviser unveils budget
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed is delivering budget speech
2 June 2025, 09:02 AM
Advisory council approves Tk 7,90,000cr budget
According to the primary draft plan, revenue budget size is Tk 5,74,000 crore
2 June 2025, 06:55 AM
A budget without illusions
In a year stripped of spectacle, interim govt set to deliver an outlay shaped by restraint, realism and possibly, reform
1 June 2025, 18:21 PM
Budget to set 10 priorities
Govt puts inflation control, revenue reform, fiscal restraint at the heart of its economic plan
31 May 2025, 18:13 PM
Tax-free income ceiling to stay the same
The interim government is set to introduce a wide range of tax and duty reforms in the upcoming fiscal year to facilitate the country’s smooth graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status and drive economic growth.
31 May 2025, 18:06 PM
Stock brokers, merchant bankers may get tax cuts
The interim government may widen the gap in the corporate tax paid by listed and non-listed firms from 5 percentage points to 7.50 percentage points in order to attract companies with good performance records into going public.
31 May 2025, 18:00 PM
What are the likely tax and duty measures in FY26?
These include steps to reduce the cost of doing business and align tax policies with the requirements of LDC graduation
31 May 2025, 05:45 AM
Rooppur, MRT-1, Matarbari to get special focus
Three mega projects will get special focus in the upcoming development budget with the view to providing cheaper electricity, easing Dhaka dwellers’ transportation problem and enhancing international trade for Bangladesh.
28 May 2025, 18:14 PM
FY26 budget: 22% of revenue to go towards interest payment
As much as Tk 122,000 crore is expected to be allocated for interest payment in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which is about 22 percent of the total revenue budget.
26 May 2025, 19:23 PM
Govt to seek $1b budget support from Japan
Prof Yunus will visit Tokyo from May 28-31. The two countries will also sign at least seven memoranda of understanding.
25 May 2025, 18:43 PM
FY26 Budget: Subsidy spending to hold steady
The budget for fiscal 2025-26 is likely to be smaller than the current year’s outlay, but subsidy spending is expected to remain almost unchanged at Tk 1,15,741 crore.
25 May 2025, 18:41 PM
Customs duty for buses may halve to 5%
In a move to develop an effective public transport system in the country’s major cities, the interim government may reduce customs duties on the import of public buses.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Helicopter rides may cost more
From horse-drawn carriages to helicopters, weddings in Bangladesh have taken flight -- literally. What was once a luxury reserved for the ultra-rich has become an aspirational trend among the middle class in recent years.
25 May 2025, 18:00 PM
National budget FY25-26: Govt to recast social safety net schemes
The interim government is likely to introduce a transparent system for social safety net schemes in the upcoming budget, increasing the number of beneficiaries by around 10 lakh while slashing one-third of the existing programmes.
23 May 2025, 18:50 PM
Govt targets lowest budget deficit in 14 years
The interim government plans to reduce the national budget deficit to 3.6 percent of gross domestic product in the upcoming fiscal year -- the lowest in 14 years -- as it seeks to rebuild fiscal credibility, limit borrowing, and ease pressure from rising debt servicing costs.
20 May 2025, 18:06 PM
10 segments to get 52% of ADP
For the first time, the planning ministry has used a digital budget planning system to categorise spending based on economic codes
18 May 2025, 18:14 PM
10 ministries brace for budget cuts
The railway ministry, the power division, and the primary and mass education ministry will see the biggest chop.
17 May 2025, 18:20 PM