The proper assessment of the impact of the pandemic was absent in the proposed budget for 2021-22 fiscal year, said South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (SANEM).

A virtual IT desk and B2B connectivity hub have been launched in London to connect businesses in the UK with Bangladesh-based IT companies.

Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) has demanded reduction of source tax on export of frozen shrimp and other fish to 0.25 percent from the present 0.50 percent.

The Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) has praised the proposed national budget for 2021-22 fiscal year and said it was a bold initiative to set the GDP growth target at 7.2 per cent amid the ongoing pandemic.

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) welcomed the proposed budget for 2021-22 fiscal year, but it thinks implementation of the annual plan will be the biggest challenge.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said his government would be able to implement the budget for the upcoming fiscal year like it did in the past.

The Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed concern for not having sufficient allocation in the next budget for critical sectors, including health, to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has tipped the new budget as realistic in the current context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year will not be able to play its due role in offsetting the economic hardship arriving from the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Policy Dialogue said today.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed increasing the income tax for fish and poultry hatchery farmers with the introduction of a new tax slab for them.

The government will increase advance income tax (AIT) on import of some luxury items, including alcohol and perfume, which will surely increase their prices at the local market.

The government plans to reduce tax on raw materials for construction sector from the next fiscal year.

The White House warned corporate executives and business leaders on Thursday to step up security measures to protect against ransomware attacks after intrusions at a meatpacking company and an oil pipeline.

Export earnings doubled year-on-year to $3.11 billion in May this year thanks to a rebound in garment shipment.

Keeping the growing demand of protein intake in mind for an increasing population, the government today proposed to increase the budget for fisheries and livestock by Tk 244 crore from the last fiscal year.

The allocation for agriculture, food security and fisheries and livestock sector has been increased by 1 percent in the proposed budget of 2021-22 fiscal year from the previous year.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal wants to withdraw taxes on incomes generated from microcredit distributed by the institutions registered under the NGO Affairs Bureau to extend the reach of microcredits for entrepreneurs.

Amid the growing concern on food security during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government will buy 20.55 lakh tonnes of rice from local sources in the next fiscal year.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed continuation of one percent additional cash incentive for the country's garment export in 2021-22 fiscal year too, considering the economic fallout from Covid-19 pandemic.

Private healthcare service providers in districts outside Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram will be given a 10-year tax exemption on their income from the next fiscal.