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11 issues given special importance in budget 2024-25

TDS DESK: Eleven issues have been given special importance in the budget of Tk 7,97,000 crore, the largest in the history of the country, for the fiscal year 2024-25. These

Health expenditure gets a boost, but falls to 0.7pc of total GDP

STAFF CORRESPONDENT: The government has increased healthcare expenditure by 39% compared to the last revised budget for the fiscal year 2024. In the latest proposed budget for the fiscal year,

Budget FY25 Price of imported electricity meters to rise

TDS DESK: The prices of electricity meters, including prepaid ones, may increase as the national budget for 2024-25 fiscal year has proposed increasing the duty on their import. The import

Prices up and down in FY25 budget

STAFF CORRESPONDENT: Prices of certain products are expected to increase or fall in the 2024-25 fiscal year with changes brought by the government to taxes and duties in the national

Budget FY25: Cost of mobile calls, internet to go up

STAFF CORRESPONDENT: Mobile phone call costs are on the rise as the government has announced an additional 5 percent tax on mobile talk time in the new budget. Finance Minister

Wash dirty money by paying 15pc tax

TDS DESK: Bangladesh has reintroduced the opportunity for its citizens to legalise their undisclosed income or ‘black money’. By paying a 15 percent tax on immovable properties, individuals can legitimise