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Budget session resumes in JS after 2-day break
After a recess of two days the budget session resumed in the parliament. The day’s sitting started at 11:05am with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury in the chair.
10 June 2018, 05:35 AM
No directions on SDGs in proposed budget: SANEM
The proposed budget for fiscal 2018-19 does not have any directions to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) says.
9 June 2018, 09:55 AM
Punish those involved in Bank scam: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) demands stern punishment for the people involved in in misappropriating money from the country's banks.
9 June 2018, 08:46 AM
eCAB demands tax holiday
E-commerce association Bangladesh (eCAB) demands a five to ten years of tax holiday for the sector.
9 June 2018, 07:01 AM
It is a pro-people budget: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader trashes BNP’s claims and said the budget has been placed considering the interest of the countrymen.
8 June 2018, 14:43 PM
MCCI upset over proposed corporate tax structure
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (MCCI) expresses discontent over the proposed corporate tax structure in the budget for fiscal 2018-19.
8 June 2018, 13:43 PM
Budget to plunder money ahead of polls: BNP
The budget for next fiscal has been designed to plunder public money ahead of the next general election, BNP says.
8 June 2018, 12:31 PM
‘No VAT on online shopping’
Online shopping will be excluded from the purview of 5 percent value added tax (VAT) that was proposed on virtual businesses in the budget for FY 2018-19.
8 June 2018, 10:04 AM
Proposed budget implementable: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says an implementable budget has been proposed for Fiscal Year 2018-19.
8 June 2018, 09:47 AM
CPD criticises lowering corporate tax for banks, financial institutions
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in its analysis of the National Budget for FY 2018-19 strongly opposes the government’s move to lower corporate tax rate for banks, insurance and financial institutions by 2.5 percent in the proposed budget.
8 June 2018, 06:57 AM
VAT burden on consumers going up
VAT burden on consumers are going to rise as the revenue authority focuses more on increasing the existing rate of VAT on various goods and services to attain increased collection goal for the next fiscal year 2018-19.
7 June 2018, 17:08 PM
Muhith gives outline of Universal Pension Scheme
Finance minister AMA Muhith gives an outline of Universal Pension Scheme and hopes that preparatory work for its implementation may start from next year.
7 June 2018, 17:02 PM
Revenue collection, expenditure targets won’t be achieved: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) says neither the revenue collection target nor the expenditure goal will be achieved in the next fiscal year as both the goals are much higher than the current fiscal year.
7 June 2018, 16:30 PM
Full speech of Bangladesh National Budget 2018-19
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith today rolled out a Tk 4,64,573 crore national budget for fiscal year 2018-19 setting the GDP growth target at 7.8 percent and outlining a set of plans-strategies to build a prosperous, happy and peaceful country.
7 June 2018, 14:10 PM
Home loan for public servants, policy effective from 2018-19
Government employees can get loans for the construction of house or purchase of flats anywhere in the country as a policy guideline has already been formulated for providing such loan from the banking system.
7 June 2018, 14:09 PM
To win votes with bluff: BNP’s take on budget
BNP strongly criticises the budget Finance Minister AMA Muhith placed in the parliament, saying it is imaginary and aimed to gain popularity ahead of the election.
7 June 2018, 12:17 PM
Govt sets up 8,000 km fibre optic cable nationwide: Muhith
Citing the government's commitment to ensure a 'Digital Bangladesh', Finance Minister AMA Muhith says that 8,000 km of optical fibre cables have been installed in 1104 union parishads of 114 upazilas in 64 districts.
7 June 2018, 12:03 PM
VAT imposed on ride-sharing services
Government is planning to impose 5 percent value added tax on the ride-sharing services which will make the new kind of transporting system in big cities of the country costlier.
7 June 2018, 11:41 AM
Muhith wants to have Facebook, Google, Youtube under tax net
Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposes introduction of new provisions in the tax laws over the taxation of virtual and digital sectors, such as Facebook, Google, Youtube, on their incomes earned in Bangladesh.
7 June 2018, 11:21 AM
10m more jobs to be created in EZs: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith expects that export earnings of the country will increase by additional US$40 billion and 10 million more jobs will be created in the economic zones (EZs).
7 June 2018, 11:06 AM