Over 90% of economic units have no TIN
18 August 2026
Abul Kalam Azad runs a small grocery shop, about thirty-five square feet, next to his home at Ratankandi union in Sirajganj Sadar upazila. Like many village shops, it stocks almost everything from rice and biscuits to soft drinks and bakery items.
18 August 2026
GDP calculation methodology has ‘significant flaws’
15 August 2026
Review of BBS data finds inconsistencies in national income, industrial figures
15 August 2026
Rooftop solar panels can add 3,600MWp to national grid
12 August 2026
Bangladesh could generate more than 3,600 megawatts peak (MWp) of electricity from rooftop solar panels, according to a new assessment by the state-owned Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).
12 August 2026
Tax return filing rate falls in FY26 to multi-year low
6 August 2026
Although the deadline for filing income tax returns was extended four times until March, the return filing rate fell in fiscal year 2025-26 from a year earlier.
6 August 2026
NBR misses revenue target for 10th straight year
5 August 2026
Economists said the target was unrealistic from the outset, given the NBR’s structural weaknesses
5 August 2026
Foreign aid falls as debt repayments cut net inflows
3 August 2026
Total foreign aid disbursements fell 5.8 percent year-on-year to $8.07 billion in fiscal year 2025-26
3 August 2026
Source tax, AIT to deliver 83% of income tax
29 July 2026
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to collect more than four out of every five taka in income tax through tax deducted at source and advance income tax (AIT) in the current fiscal year, extending a strategy that already delivered over 85 percent of income tax collection in FY2025-26.
29 July 2026
Four pillars to drive NBR’s VAT target for FY27
28 July 2026
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is banking on four key areas to achieve its value-added tax (VAT) collection target of Tk 2.57 lakh crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
28 July 2026
Women’s participation in labour force falling
According to a BBS report, female participation fell sharply from 2.53 crore to 2.37 crore in 2024.
14 September 2025
Returning after 33 years, what difference will Jucsu make?
Jucsu is expected to break a 33-year-long silence at Jahangirnagar University.
10 September 2025
As funds run out, labour data collection stops
Employment policymaking reduced to guesswork amid rising joblessness
9 September 2025
Govt’s domestic borrowing surpasses target by Tk 2,000cr
Despite underspending its budget, the government borrowed more from domestic sources than planned in the last fiscal year (FY), as revenue collection shortfalls, waning foreign aid, and rising interest costs forced it to plug a widening gap.
8 September 2025
Inflation drops to 3-year low, but food costs remain high
Consumer prices eased in August, reaching their lowest point in more than three years. Yet households faced higher food bills compared with July, at a time when shrinking purchasing power and declining jobs are squeezing many households.
7 September 2025
Govt amends tax reform ordinance; revenue officials to lead NBR
The advisory council yesterday amended the much-talked-about tax reform ordinance, paving the way for revenue officials to head the top and senior positions of the Revenue Policy Division.
21 August 2025
Revenue collection rises 24% in July on political stability
Experts call for tax reform to meet annual target
20 August 2025
ADP spending by 12 ministries, divisions was zero in July
Slow start to development spending raises concerns about economic recovery
18 August 2025
No real relief for the poor
As prices soar, poor and middle-class struggle with rising cost of living
13 August 2025
Inflation inches up in July, driven by food prices
Inflation edged up in July on declining in the preceding three months, driven primarily by rising food prices, according to government data, renewing concerns over mounting pressure on consumers amid persistent supply side challenges.
7 August 2025
Industrial output soars, but where are the jobs?
Over the past decade, more and more industries have sprung up across the country, steadily increasing production. But while output rose, factories did not open their doors to more workers.
19 July 2025
NBR misses revenue target for 13th year
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has fallen short of its revenue collection target for the 13th consecutive year, with experts opining that the existing framework for tax collection is inadequate.
16 July 2025
Real wage growth remains negative for 41 months
Bangladesh’s real wage growth remained negative for the 41st consecutive month in June, even as the inflation rate eased to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
9 July 2025
Real wage growth remains negative for 41 months
Bangladesh’s average wage growth remained negative for the 41st consecutive month in June, even as the inflation rate eased to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)..Year-on-year, wage growth stood at 8.18 percen
9 July 2025
Panic grips NBR officials
ACC opens investigations into five more officials over alleged graft
3 July 2025
NBR crisis is the result of institutional egos clashing
Why should ordinary citizens bear the burden of a bureaucratic breakdown?
30 June 2025
Govt may scrap money whitening provision
The interim government is likely to scrap the provision that allows black money to be legalised through the purchase of apartments and land in the next fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, amid criticism from civil society groups, think tanks and watchdogs.
21 June 2025
Tk 141,000cr needed in June to attain tax goal
NBR faces Tk 141,000 crore June target; analysts cite target impossible
16 June 2025
NBR hikes advance tax on bus, truck operators up to 88%
The government proposes sharply increased commercial vehicle tax; operators warn of rising prices.
15 June 2025
Electric vehicle makers get VAT, duty waivers
In a bid to accelerate the shift to cleaner transport and promote domestic manufacturing, the interim government plans to roll out a series of tax benefits focusing on electric vehicles, including electric bicycles (e-bikes), and lithium and graphene batteries.
12 June 2025