Md Asaduz Zaman

Bangladesh has made striking gains in educating its women. Universities and colleges now turn out more female graduates than ever before, nearly half of all students.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has ordered income tax officials to use import data directly when calculating tax liabilities, a move aimed at curbing evasion and easing the refund burden on businesses.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is conducting the country’s first Labour Demand Survey 2025 to generate demand-side labour data and guide employment, training and skills development policies. The data are now being processed, with findings expected by June.

Bangladesh’s economy grew 3.49 percent in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), the slowest expansion in at least three years, owing to weaker performances in the agriculture and services sectors.

Despite a growing consumer market, the country’s domestic fashion brands are struggling with structural and policy constraints that could hinder long-term growth.

The dress caught Simum Mousumi Bristy’s eye before she had even made it through the crowd.

Thirty-nine homegrown brands, spanning clothing, jewellery, jute, craft, leather, and organic food, gathered under one roof at Midas Center in Dhanmondi to participate in the three-day fair

The government’s development expenditure in the first seven months of the current fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) has slumped to its lowest level in at least 16 years amid fiscal restraints and political disruptions.

After many years, Bangladesh’s 13th Parliamentary Election has injected a rare festive mood into public life. Political parties have unveiled their manifestos with unusual care, and voters appear genuinely engaged, scrutinising promises rather than merely consuming slogans.

With Ramadan beginning in just over a week, a period when demand for essentials typically surges, households are facing mounting pressure from rising prices.

Although the authorities published the gazette notification to split the revenue board, the implementation has yet to be completed as bureaucrats at the Secretariat are divided over staffing approval.

Tk 10,000cr fund for cleaner and greener factories eludes SMEs, while influential conglomerates capture financing and default on repayments

Tax reform panel also calls for dropping the excise duty on bank deposits

The government is set to build a 1,000-bed hospital in Nilphamari at a cost of Tk 2,459 crore, with most of the funds supposed to be coming from China, to improve access to modern healthcare in the northern region.

The cost of the Rooppur nuclear power plant is set to rise by Tk 25,593 crore, pushing the total outlay to Tk 138,685 crore and extending the completion deadline to 2028.

As Bangladesh approaches the February general election, political parties are once again centring their campaign promises on the household ledger.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) posted a 14 percent growth in revenue collection in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY), yet missed the target for the period by a staggering Tk 46,000 crore or nearly 10 percent.

Taxpayers struggle to recover overpaid taxes as the manual refund system leaves money inaccessible

Following months of a brief pause, inflationary pressures continued to rise in December for the second consecutive month.

A five-member advisory committee was first formed to guide the reforms