Migrants sent home $3.75 billion in March this year

Bangladesh’s tax system has traditionally been based on the principle of progressive taxation—an equitable framework where higher-income individuals contribute proportionately more, enabling the state to finance public welfare.

The minister mentioned “three types of challenges” for Bangladesh

Gold rose on Tuesday but stayed on track ‌for its biggest monthly drop in more than 17 years as investors flocked to the dollar as the favoured safe haven amid the Middle East war that has raised inflation fears and bets for hawkish monetary policy response.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to introduce a year-round, quarterly tax return submission system starting from the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27 as part of a comprehensive reform suite designed to drive Bangladesh’s transition into a welfare state, said its Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan yesterday.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the issuance of an Orange bond, the first of its kind in the country, by SAJIDA Foundation to raise Tk 158.5 crore to finance women’s economic empowerment and accelerate progress towards gender equality.

Globalisation once promised an economy in which efficiency, cost and comparative advantage determined where goods were produced.

Lighter vessels are facing fuel shortages that are slowing and disrupting their regular operations to unload cargo from mother ships at Chattogram port’s outer anchorage.

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) yesterday approved the import of another 2.6 lakh tonnes of fuel oil, as the government moves to safeguard national energy reserves against the backdrop of the US-Israel war on Iran.

Says Debapriya Bhattacharya as next budget must address fuel, debt, and fiscal pressures

Moves planned amid pressure on public finances and low revenue collection

The figure represents nearly a third of the country’s $54.8 billion in total exports recorded in 2023

Amazon won its first such deal last year with JetBlue to provide Leo service on a quarter of ​the airline's fleet starting in 2027

The association said the cost structure, alongside rising global paper prices and Bangladesh’s heavy reliance on imports, has placed the sector under severe financial stress

It is now a matter of concern for the government whether economic engagement with China and Russia will be impeded

The bond offers investors tax-exempt financial returns while enabling measurable social impact

The Philippines’ sole oil refinery has secured nearly 2.5 million barrels of Russian crude out of “extreme necessity”, a stock exchange filing revealed Monday, as the country seeks to replenish fast-dwindling fuel reserves.

Readymade garment (RMG) export performance in the coming quarters will largely depend on the pace of economic recovery in major importing countries, stabilisation of global supply chains, and the ability of the sector to diversify products and markets, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said in a report.

Mahbub Anam, managing director of Lal Teer Seed Limited, and Syed Muhammad Shoaib Hasan, managing director of Boyalkhali Agro-based Industries, have been elected president and general secretary, respectively, of the Bangladesh Agro-Processors’ Association (BAPA) for a two-year term (2026-28).

Aristopharma Limited, one of the country’s leading pharmaceutical companies, has recently signed an agreement with bKash Limited, the leading mobile financial service (MFS) provider in Bangladesh to disburse payments directly to its stakeholders through bKash.