Capital gains tax on gold, digital currencies from next year
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
From the next fiscal year, a 15 percent capital gains tax may apply when selling gold, jewellery, digital currencies, or club memberships.
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Capital gains tax on gold, digital currencies from next year
13 June 2026, 22:14 PM
From the next fiscal year, a 15 percent capital gains tax may apply when selling gold, jewellery, digital currencies, or club memberships.
13 June 2026, 22:14 PM
Business Plus / From ‘basket case’ to billion-dollar borrower
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh once relied heavily on foreign aid but gradually reduced its dependence on donor support
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Relief for low-income groups, businesses
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The proposed budget offers modest relief to low-income groups, while businesses and domestic industries can breathe easier as they have been spared major tax hikes.
12 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Budget FY27: Who stands to win and lose from tax changes
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The BNP government is set to unveil a series of tax measures in the new budget for fiscal year 2026-27 today, offering incentives for green industries, digital entrepreneurs and technology manufacturers, while imposing higher taxes on tobacco products, conventional fuel-powered vehicles and selected imports.
11 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Solar power, EVs set to gain from green budget measures
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Finance ministry officials said a significant share of customs tax incentives in FY27 could be directed towards the solar sector
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Budget boost targets entrepreneurs, tech innovators
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Startups and IT-based businesses may no longer have to pay turnover tax from the next fiscal year, as the government looks to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation.
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt to make BIN mandatory for MFS merchants
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The government is set to make it mandatory for businesses to have a Business Identification Number (BIN) to open merchant accounts with mobile financial services (MFS) providers in the fiscal year 2026-27 national budget.
9 June 2026, 00:00 AM
BBS still faces challenges in imparting timely, credible data
Without big data, you are blind and deaf and in the middle of a freeway.
26 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Long-awaited project to complete finally
After repeated revision of deadlines and costs, the long-awaited Joydevpur-Elenga Highway project is finally nearing completion and even at a slightly lower expenditure.
21 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Water project awaiting revision: Officials ‘not involved’, yet they travelled abroad
Three government officials toured abroad this month using funds from a water development board project in Cox’s Bazar, although none of them was directly associated with the work.
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM
It’s not rocket science
The Planning Commission has turned down a proposal for allocating Tk 2.70 crore for foreign trips of 30 officials for training on building food warehouses across the country under a project of the food ministry.
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM
'Unnecessary' foreign trip of 30 govt officials rejected: Planning Commission
The Planning Commission rejected a proposal of foreign trips for 30 officials for training on building food warehouses across the country under a project of the food ministry.
17 February 2022, 14:33 PM
Mobile payments at shops surge
Purchases through mobile financial services (MFS) increased significantly in December as people are getting more prone to using digital means for availing necessities.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Rains ruin raw bricks
While rain can be a blessing in providing life-sustaining water, recent showers have turned into the bane of many brick manufacturers’ lives for their use of traditional kilns.
14 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Kidney patients in Dhaka, CTG hospitals: Held hostage to public-pvt row
Kidney patients suffered badly as dialysis services remained halted for seven hours at two public hospitals in the capital and Chattogram yesterday.
2 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Public-pvt partnership projects: Whimper drowns the hype
The more things change, the more they stay the same, observed the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. And looking at the state of progress of the projects undertaken under public-private partnership (PPP), one is reminded of the saying.
29 January 2022, 18:00 PM
$1.58b FDI in the offing for shipbuilding
The government looks to set up a shipbuilding facility in partnership with foreign investors at the Payra seaport in Patuakhali with an investment of $1.58 billion to cut import dependence for vessels and market ships globally.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Gas price hike should be gradual
The government should move gradually and reconsider energy companies’ recent proposal to raise gas prices as any sharp hike will increase overall cost of production of industries, said Abul Kasem Khan, chairperson of Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD).
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt moves to reopen textile mills thru PPP
With the goal of attracting local and foreign investment to modernise and reopen closed textile mills, the government has called for open international tenders for four out of 16 textile mills through public-private partnerships (PPP).
19 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Geyser market heats up as winter bites
Geyser, once thought to be a luxury item afforded only by the wealthy, is increasingly gaining popularity among lower and middle-income groups in Bangladesh as they heat water to beat winter.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Devaluation of taka should be gradual
The central bank should depreciate the taka against the US dollar gradually, if necessary, in order to avoid hurting the economic recovery and stocking inflationary pressures as Bangladesh is an import-dependent country, said Mostafa Kamal, chairman and managing director of Meghna Group of Industries.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Weekend offers hope for sellers at Dhaka Trade Fair
The weekend came as a ray of hope for sellers at Dhaka International Trade Fair-2022 as crowds grew by at least five to seven times in size for the first time since the month-long event began on January 1.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Turning a HOBBY into a successful BUSINESS
In the warm of winter morning, two siblings Tashfin and Tanha arrived at their school on Monday in Savar’s Bypile area like any other normal day with their mother.
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Cost up by 74pc at Bepza economic zone phase 1
The estimated expenditure for the under-construction Mirsarai economic zone has spiralled by about 74 per cent due to changes for further development works and increase in the number of industrial plots.
4 January 2022, 18:00 PM
JU’s resident snake rescuers
When one becomes aware of the presence of snakes, colour drains from their face out of fear, while only the courageous few prepare for defense with sticks -- aiming for the kill.
22 December 2021, 18:00 PM
An equality In question
Bizarre as it may sound, Jahangirnagar University treats all teachers equally when it’s about releasing funds for research.
12 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Savar’s imitation jewellery industry losing sheen
People living in Savar’s Bhakurta union on the outskirts of Dhaka are bolstering their income by meticulously shaping copper and brass ornaments every day.
12 December 2021, 18:00 PM