App-based banking gains traction as customers go digital
Banking is no longer limited to brick-and-mortar branches. People are banking remotely using the internet more and more. Of late, mobile applications have come up as a new and inviting option, and a growing number of customers are using apps for banking in Bangladesh.
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
28 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Wheat output largely steady despite drop in acreage
Production remains over 10 lakh tonnes thanks to improved varieties
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
26 January 2026, 02:03 AM
Uneasy recovery: strong reserves, weak exports
Record remittances and recovering foreign-exchange reserves offer a rare cushion, but weakening exports expose vulnerabilities
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
9 January 2026, 06:00 AM
Tent, camping gear exports show signs of recovery
Tents and camping gear exports are showing signs of revival, with global buyers placing fresh orders after selling off pandemic stockpiles.
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
22 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Sugar, edible oil imports surge as dollar supply improves
Bangladesh remains heavily dependent on imports for sugar, palm oil, soybean oil and wheat
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Jute goods exports show signs of recovery after four-year slump
Recovery began in July, following an overall export decline of 4 percent in FY2024-25
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
14 December 2025, 18:48 PM
Brazil becomes Bangladesh’s top cotton supplier, surpassing India
India was the second-largest supplier with 1.4 million bales, followed by Benin
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
8 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Rice output fell in FY25 despite historic high Boro harvest
The decline is owed to a reduction in Aush rice acreage, which is harvested during the monsoon
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Graft is a major barrier to getting tax services: study
Corruption, a lack of transparency and complicated processes are the major barriers that prevent taxpayers from getting adequate services from the National Board of Revenue, according to a taxpayers' perception survey.
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Online VAT registration starts next month
The National Board of Revenue plans to launch online VAT registration for companies next month as part of its plan
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM
New VAT law to fuel living costs
Prices of many goods and services will soar, while various local industries will face increased competition with
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Half of potential tax eludes govt: CPD
About half of potential tax does not come to the state coffers due to a lack of compliance by taxpayers and poor efforts by taxmen, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh emerges as robust market for apples
Bangladesh has emerged as a robust market for apple producers due to rising demand for the imported fruit in the
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Aman rice output hits a new high
Aman rice output rose to a new high of nearly 1.35 crore tonnes in the immediate past season owing to increased
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR moves to strengthen online VAT system
The revenue authority has taken an additional step to ensure that its online VAT system will be fully secure from
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR eyes additional Tk 100cr in tax from govt employees
Some 1.34 lakh additional government employees are likely to pay taxes during the current fiscal year due to a spike in their salaries following the new pay scale, taxmen said.
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Fresh attempt to update income tax law
The National Board of Revenue has taken a fresh bid to design an income tax law that is attuned to Bangladesh's socioeconomic reality, after it received discouraging feedback on the latest draft of the Direct Tax Code.
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Electronics firm gets import VAT waiver
The National Board of Revenue has exempted Minister Hi-Tech Park Ltd from value-added tax for importing components and spare parts of freezers, refrigerators and air-conditioners. The privilege will continue until June 30.
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Wheat brings no cheers to farmers
Farmers have started harvesting wheat but low prices of the grain have dampened their hopes of counting profits
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Tax receipts rise as export, import get a boost
Tax collection rose 14 percent year-on-year to Tk 11,387 crore in February, on the back of increased exports and imports in recent months, according to provisional data of the National Board of Revenue.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR moves to honour more taxpayers
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken an initiative to honour more taxpayers with tax cards by introducing
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Boro acreage falls on low paddy prices
Cultivation has declined in the current boro season as a section of farmers, frustrated by low prices over the last several months, have switched to other crops, said agriculture officials and seed sellers.
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Rural poor may get rice at Tk 10 a kg
The Directorate General of Food has proposed to sell rice to the rural ultra-poor at Tk 10 each kilogram to help reduce poverty -- a
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Tractor sales rise for haulage purposes
Tractor sellers have logged in increased sales, driven mainly by the demand for haulage for growing construction activities in the suburban and rural areas, operators said.
16 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Asia's prosperity vital for the world: IMF chief
Asia's prosperity is vital not only for the region but for the world, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.
13 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Rising income inequality in Asia worrying: IMF chief
Asia's economy has grown by about 6 percent a year over the last 25 years but the rising income inequality has
12 March 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR allowed, but now orders probe
The revenue authority has ordered probe and seizure of four luxury vehicles imported by the Bangladesh office of
10 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Drugmakers to get a boost
The government has started the process of allotting plots at the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) industrial park, which promises to propel Bangladesh to the next stage as a drug exporter.
6 March 2016, 18:00 PM