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Rejaul Karim Byron

NBR tax collection target FY2025-26

20 percent higher revenue target for next year

10 hour(s) ago
NBR will have to collect Tk 6,04,000cr
10 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh debt burden 2025

Govt’s debt burden crosses Tk 22 lakh crore

5 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Tk 3 lakh crore borrowed during the interim government
5 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Next fiscal year’s budget: Tk 35,000cr likely to be set aside for new pay scale

4 May 2026, 00:00 AM
About Tk 35,000 crore is likely to be allocated in the upcoming fiscal year’s budget for the partial implementation of the new pay scale for government officials, pensioners and MPO-listed teachers and staff.
4 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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$3b expected by June from development partners

3 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh is expecting $3 billion in budget support by the middle of June from five multilateral and bilateral lenders, including the World Bank, in what would provide a sigh of relief to the government from the financial pressure triggered by the Middle East war.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM
$79 Billion Economic Corridor from Teknaf to Tentulia

Teknaf to Tentulia economic corridor on the horizon

29 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed a 20-year development plan involving about $79 billion to build a major economic corridor from Teknaf to Tentulia with the view to decongesting Dhaka and Chattogram, in line with the BNP’s election manifesto.
29 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Anomalies found in Family Card pilot

28 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The finance ministry has found a host of anomalies in the pilot of the Family Card programme, as the government seeks to iron out irregularities and ensure the BNP’s flagship social welfare initiative can withstand the scrutiny of development partners.
28 April 2026, 00:00 AM
chattogram customs seizes banned Pakistani poppy seeds

Cost of customs upgrade project set for 40% hike

26 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Three years after launch and with 99 percent of its budget unspent, a nearly Tk 1,700 crore customs modernisation project is set to be presented to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today with a proposal to extend its deadline and raise costs by nearly 40 percent.
26 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Govt to establish 170 urban health centres in Dhaka, Ctg

25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The government plans to set up at least one Urban Primary Health and Nutrition Centre in every ward of Dhaka North, Dhaka South, and Chattogram city corporations for residents deprived of care due to fragmented delivery of services.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Trial run of motor vehicle deal goes well

As a trial run for the landmark four-nation motor vehicle agreement, a goods-laden truck from Kolkata reached Agartala in north-east
3 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt staff to own flats in five years

The government staff in Dhaka and other cities may own flats of 800 to 1,500 square feet (sft) in five years as per a housing scheme in the works.
2 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh’s university teachers may get grade as senior secretary’s

The government may include a new criterion in the upcoming pay scale such that university teachers will see their grade rise up to the level of senior secretary in public administration. Besides, a new system will be introduced that will automatically upgrade public servants' grades after a certain period.
1 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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India may ease terms for $2b credit

India has hinted that it would relax the terms and conditions tagged with its fresh $2-billion credit for Bangladesh, which will mostly be used to further enhance connectivity between the two countries.
25 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh approves 24 more economic zones

The government has approved 24 more economic zones, including two separate special zones for Japan and India.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Transport sector gets priority in five-year plan

The government plans to almost double the funds for the transport sector each fiscal year until 2020 to achieve 8 percent economic growth.
19 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Trade deficit narrows 40pc as imports drop

Trade deficit decreased 40 percent in the first two months of fiscal 2015-16 from a year earlier thanks to lower imports and higher
15 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Agencies empowered to seize local property

The government has toughened the Anti-Money Laundering Law, allowing investigating agencies to confiscate locally available money or properties of a person guilty of stashing money abroad.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh likely to double salaries

Following the recent pay hike for government employees, salaries of the president, prime minister, ministers and lawmakers are also
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Development spending lowest in four years

Development spending in the first quarter was the lowest in four years, even though the government has taken on a bigger budget for
13 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh to establish cantonment on both sides of Padma Bridge

The government is going to establish a full-blown cantonment on both sides of the Padma Bridge to ensure security to the largest ever structure to be built in the country.
13 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Anti-money laundering steps under scanner

A team of Financial Action Task Force, a global watchdog on money laundering, yesterday started evaluation of the
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Foreign aid disbursement drops 20pc

Foreign aid disbursement fell 20 percent in the first two months of the fiscal year from the same period a year earlier
11 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Taskforces to be formed to boost Saarc connectivity

Some five taskforces will be formed to increase connectivity and trade in the Saarc region.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Removal of barriers can boost South Asia trade 3.5 times

The removal of tariff and non-tariff barriers and better connectivity will boost intra-regional trade in South Asia
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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IMF raises growth forecast

After the World Bank and the ADB, the IMF has now upgraded this fiscal year's outlook for Bangladesh's economic
7 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Saarc nations can generate 300,000MW of hydropower

The Saarc region has the potential to generate about 300,000 megawatts of hydropower that would benefit countries like Bangladesh
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Eid spending fuels inflation

Inflation edged up 7 basis points to 6.24 percent month-on-month in September on the back of a non-food price hike, making it
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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WB upgrades growth forecast

The World Bank has upgraded the forecast for Bangladesh's economic growth this fiscal year to 6.5 percent on account of stronger
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Deeper connectivity key to trade expansion in South Asia: analysts

South Asian countries must remove non-tariff and para-tariff barriers and improve connectivity to boost regional trade, ministers and
29 September 2015, 18:00 PM

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