The stock market in Bangladesh rebounded from a two-day losing streak, with turnover surging in the closing session of the week.

When a formal microfinance institution (MFI) enters a village and joins the existing rural lending ecosystem, the influence of both informal moneylenders and exorbitant interest rates declines significantly, according to a study.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has halved the amount of value added tax (VAT) it had initially decided to impose on biscuit sales, according to a government notification issued yesterday.

How common is it in our daily life when a teacher or boss sets a deadline, and we all think, “Oh, I’ll start in ten days!” Suddenly, time shrinks, and it’s panic mode: emergency declared, day-and-night sprints commence, and the assignment emerges from chaos.

In a bid to clear a pile-up of containers, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has approved the delivery of import-laden containers bound for the Dhaka inland container depot (ICD) to consignees from the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) in Keraniganj.

Customers will no longer have to pay the additional 7.5 percent trade value-added tax (VAT) when shopping at supermarkets, according to the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has capped bandwidth imports from India at 50 percent of the country’s consumption of 6,500 Gbps to reduce reliance on a single source and promote diversified international connectivity.

The process of recovering laundered assets should not be interrupted due to political reasons, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said yesterday.

Essential commodity imports have seen a sharp rise in the last four months, driven by increased demand ahead of Ramadan, which is scheduled to begin on March 1, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank (BB).

Talks on preferential trade deals with a dozen countries have stalled since the political changeover in August last year, potentially adding to the challenges related to Bangladesh’s graduation from the club of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2026, according to economists and business leaders.

An interim government-formed task force has recommended withdrawing “excess taxes” on the internet by declaring it a social good.

The analysis found that, given current inflation rates, garment workers in Bangladesh paid the minimum wage are losing income year after year, Jason Judd, executive director of GLI told journalists in Dhaka.

Gold prices have reached an all-time high of Tk 154,525 per bhori, making the precious metal more expensive for customers.

No additional 7.5% trade VAT for shopping at supermarkets

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The Dhaka International Textile & Garment Machinery Exhibition (DTG) begins today

Between October 2024 and January 2025, imports of sugar, soybean oil, lentils, chickpeas post double-digit growths

DSEX gained 7.93 points to close trading

The revenue authority said it would now levy 7.5 per cent VAT instead of the 15 per cent imposed in early January, alongside nearly 100 other items. 

The move comes through an amendment to the International Internet Gateway (IIG) guidelines, according to BTRC documents.