Black money whitening returns to real estate sector in FY27 budget

Bangladesh's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 has reinstated the opportunity to legalise undisclosed money through real estate investment, reversing a pause maintained during the interim government's tenure.Finance Minister Amir ...

Budget FY27 slashes taxes on essentials, EVs, medicine and tech to ease cost of living

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday unveiled sweeping tax, VAT and duty relief measures in the Tk 9,38,000 crore national budget for fiscal year 2026-27, targeting everything from ...

Revenue target, inflation control biggest hurdles in proposed budget: CPD

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday identified achieving the proposed revenue collection target of Tk 695,000 crore and bringing inflation down to 7.5 percent as the biggest challenges ...

CPD calls FY27 budget ambitious but execution-dependent, flags optimistic macroeconomic targets

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Friday described the proposed national budget for FY2026-27 as oriented toward economic recovery through human development and private-sector-led growth, but cautioned that its ...

Inflation to be reined in through deregulation, administrative reforms and improved efficiency: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government expects inflationary pressures to ease gradually through structural reforms aimed at reducing the cost of doing business, improving efficiency and ...

PM Tarique to visit Cox’s Bazar Saturday

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Cox’s Bazar on Saturday on a day-long tour to join various programmes.Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said Tarique Rahman will travel ...

Prime Minister, his wife reach Cox’s Bazar on daylong visit

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman arrived in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday morning on a daylong visit to attend a series of development and environmental programmes.Prime ...

FBCCI welcomes FY27 Budget, flags revenue target and implementation as key challenges

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Saturday welcomed the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026-27, describing it as pragmatic and implementable, while flagging revenue ...

MCCI flags revenue target risk, calls for structural tax reforms in FY27 budget reaction

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has welcomed Bangladesh's largest-ever national budget for FY 2026–27 as a bold initiative to rebuild the economy, while flagging serious concerns ...

Gold prices rebound in Bangladesh, rise by Tk 6,590 after four consecutive cuts

Gold prices in Bangladesh rebounded on Saturday after four consecutive reductions, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raising the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 6,590 per bhori.Under the revised ...