Business-Economy

Inflation expected to decline more than budget target: Governor

Staff Correspondent: Inflation rate in the country will fall more than the target set in the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2025-25, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur

Chance to whiten black money contradicts July movement: CPD

Staff Correspondent: Centre for Policy Dialogue’s (CPD) Executive Director Fahmida Khatun believes that scope of legalising black money will discourage honest taxpayers and it contradicts the spirit of the July

Tk 3.5cr toll collected at Jamuna Bridge in 24 hrs

Staff Correspondent: More than 30 thousand vehicles crossed the Jamuna Bridge in the 24 hours from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday generating a toll revenue of Tk 3.5 crore. With

Online shopping may get costlier for VAT hike

Staff Correspondent: The cost of online shopping may increase as the proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year increases the VAT rate on online product sales commissions from 5 percent

Govt taps banks as funds dry up

Staff Correspondent: Due to insufficient revenue growth and limited borrowing from savings instruments and foreign sources, the government is increasingly relying on the banking sector for funds. As of May

Govt allocates Tk. 38,496cr for R&H

TDS Desk: Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday proposed allocating Tk. 38,496 crore for the road transport and highways division in the financial year 2025-2026 (FY26), which is over