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
Economy slowing, negative revenue growth shows the sign
For Bangladesh, it is no longer the question of whether the economy is destined for a hard landing or a glide to a flat state; rather the question now is how deep the descent will be.
23 January 2025
Potato imports facilitated despite massive price fall
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has allowed the use of nine more customs stations for the import of potatoes, specifically from Nepal and Bhutan, aiming to diversify supply sources and reduce dependency on India..The nine stations include Rohonpur in Chapainawabganj, Sonahat in Kurigra
21 January 2025
VAT hike raises medicine prices
Healthcare seekers face higher prices for medicine due to the hike in value-added tax (VAT) on trades by pharmacies and drug stores.
12 January 2025
VAT shock in the middle of the fiscal year
The National Board of Revenue went ahead with its plan to hike value-added tax and supplementary duty on goods and services despite widespread concerns that the move will stoke inflation and slow down economic activities.
9 January 2025
VAT, SD on nearly 100 items hiked despite inflation worries
NBR issues a notification moments ago
9 January 2025
Inflation eased slightly in Dec but still above 10%
Bangladesh concluded another year staring at prices of essential items taking a wild ride, the central bank scrambling to further tighten the money supply and penny-pinching among limited income people.
6 January 2025
Will VAT hike add to inflationary burden?
The government’s recent move to increase value-added tax (VAT) on 43 goods and services has raised two key questions: will it generate enough revenue to avoid a huge budget deficit and will it further stoke an already high inflation?
4 January 2025
Revenue collection falls in Nov though business climate improves
Bangladesh’s revenue collection fell in November this year even though the country saw improvement in its business climate that month thanks to the alleviation of political uncertainties stemming from the nationwide mass uprising in July-August.
31 December 2024
Foreign fund flow, new pledges dwindle as debt servicing surges
Bangladesh’s foreign debt servicing surged 28 percent year-on-year in the first five months of fiscal year 2024-25 owing to the country’s expanded foreign loan portfolio and a rise in global interest rates.
29 December 2024
Inflation outpaces wage growth for 34 months straight
Many low-income and unskilled workers in Bangladesh’s agriculture, industrial and service sectors are being compelled to reduce consumption as rising inflation eroded their real incomes over the past three years.
28 December 2024
Separating policy, revenue in NBR top reform priority
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) should not both formulate policies and collect revenue, rather a separate, independent and specialised policy wing should be formed, recommended an advisory committee recently. .This should be the first priority when bringing about reforms, said the co
25 December 2024
Not a good year for job-seekers
Fresh graduates, their faces pale and uncertain, spent 2024 poring over newspaper job advertisements, applying for any suitable position and frantically appearing for recruitment exams in Dhaka.
24 December 2024
Remittance hits record high, but workers remain neglected
Despite a record increase in remittance this year, experts and migrant workers say the government has yet to take meaningful steps to alleviate their suffering or ensure their benefits and welfare.
17 December 2024
Taskforce readies strategies to fix economic fault lines
The planning ministry’s taskforce for sustainable development has drafted a report with proposals to fix the economic fault lines identified by the white paper on the economic state of the country and achieve moderate economic growth.
17 December 2024
Health spending falls substantially in Jul-Nov
The health ministry’s development spending has dropped substantially year-on-year in the first five months of the current fiscal year, despite the interim government’s move to raise its allocation in the revised budget.
15 December 2024
Food distribution falls despite persistent inflation
Despite the fact that the population has been reeling from heightened inflationary pressures over the past two years, public food distribution under various social protection schemes fell by about 6 percent year-on-year in the first half of the current fiscal year.
14 December 2024
Bangladesh unemployment grimmer than it looks
The past government had been relying on international definitions and standards that are over four decades old to measure labour data, painting a rosy picture of low unemployment and an improved labour market.
11 December 2024
Another 1 lakh graduates joined job hunt last year
Over 1 lakh youth with higher academic degrees joined the already long rally of graduates in a gruelling search for jobs last year, according to the latest official data, as experts point to an oversupply of graduates and a lack of skills among them.
3 December 2024
Lower revenue collection narrows fiscal space
Revenue collection in the first four months of the current fiscal year declined by 1 percent year-on-year
26 November 2024
Hunt for OMS food grows desperate
In the bustling area of Mirpur-10 in the capital, over 300 people gathered early Monday morning, hoping to buy subsidised essentialsthat serve as a lifeline for low-income families.
21 November 2024