Business-Economy

Indirect ‘tax traps’ in budget risk widening economic inequality, warn economists

UNB: At a time when the national economy is reeling under the combined pressures of high inflation, stagnant employment, investment crunches, and massive revenue deficits, the upcoming national budget for

Govt talking to IMF for fresh $5b loan

TDS Desk: The government is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a new three-year loan programme to replace the existing arrangement, whose terms are in conflict with

Trader rescued with throat slit in a Sirajganj shop

Staff Reporter: A trader was rescued with throat slit in a bloody state in a shop of the municipal supermarket in Sirajganj town on Wednesday. The victim was identified as

Years of plunder pushed banks, capital market to brink: Finance Minister

He stresses urgent reform in financial sector UNB: Bangladesh’s banking and capital market sectors have been pushed to the brink of crisis by years of plunder, poor economic management, weak

National budget 2026-27: Tax-free income threshold may increase

TDS Desk: The upcoming national budget may raise the tax-free income threshold for individual taxpayers. The threshold could increase to Tk 375,000, up from the current limit of Tk 350,000,

Budget FY27: Will patients truly benefit from healthcare tax breaks?

The central challenge for the state is expanding its fiscal capacity without adding to the cost-of-living burdens already affecting ordinary households Online Desk: The national budget for the upcoming FY27