Finance Minister AMA Muhith has cancelled his press conference minutes after the Bangladesh Bank governor resigned over the recent heist of $101 million out of the bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith says the outlay of the budget for the coming 2016-2017 fiscal could be as high as Taka 340,000 crore as he joined a government-sponsored pre-budget conference of leading financial watchdogs here.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says terrorism is thriving on smuggling as there is a strong connection between the two offences.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says parliament that 2944.208kg of gold were seized during the last three years.

The minister of finance has sought the opinion of the ministry of energy on how to revise prices of petroleum downwards.

The finance minister and the prime minister's energy adviser yesterday assured the business community of reliable

India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sues Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for defamation after a bitter row over corruption allegations.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde is to stand trial in France for alleged negligence over a €400m (£291m; $434m) payment to a businessman in 2008, local media say.

The Finance Minister's estimate that widespread graft takes 2 to 3 percent off the economy has serious implications for the country's development.

AL'S affable finance minister is a lucky man having done the national budget more number of times than any other finance minister.

The Finance Minister's exasperation in parliament, over the government's inability to take punitive action against a top official of Sonali Bank for his involvement in the Hallmark loan scam as well as of those in the Basic Bank scam...

Finance minister's proposed 10 percent value added tax (VAT) on around 160 private sector universities including medical and engineering colleges has not found favour with those who have been targeted.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the revenue collection target of the proposed for fiscal 2015-2016 is high, but achievable.

Finance minister is unveiling the budget for 2015-16 fiscal – what is believed to be a jumbo size of around Tk 295,100 crore.

The second budget session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad begins this afternoon.

In continuation of economic relations, neighbouring India offers Bangladesh another Line of Credit (LoC) of around one billion dollar.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith hints of a bigger budget for the upcoming fiscal and says its prime focus will be on drawing more investment and generating more revenue.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith today faced wrath from lawmakers in parliament repeatedly for his claim that projects below Tk 25 crore from block allocation are being implemented in various parts of the country.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says that the government would impose 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) from July, 2016

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia should be charged with sedition for her ‘anti-state movement’, says Finance Minister AMA Muhith