CU admin identifies 2 molesters
22 July 2022
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Campus
Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022
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Rohingya Influx
Need 1 week to assess situation
22 July 2022
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Bangladesh
Wasfia 1st Bangladeshi to conquer K2
22 July 2022
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Bangladesh
CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
22 July 2022
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Crime & Justice
Noab hikes newspaper price by Tk 2 from Jul 25
21 July 2022
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Bangladesh
Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
21 July 2022
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Bangladesh
‘You cannot remain silent’
21 July 2022
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Bangladesh
Electricity crisis may worsen
20 July 2022
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Bangladesh
EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
20 July 2022
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Politics
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Bangladesh is finally going to implement a single and uniform VAT rate, ending the two-and-a-half-decade system of multiple VAT
1 June 2017
Govt sets a huge target
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has unveiled a plan to utilise an unprecedented amount of foreign aid next fiscal year with a view to
1 June 2017
LITTLE CARE for quality spending
When resources are limited, only quality, efficient spending can bring higher and sustainable growth. And this is where Bangladesh
1 June 2017
Slow projects dwarf power sector gains
The government has missed its target to finish several large power projects on time, while demand for power keeps spiralling.
1 June 2017
Minting money thru' banks
The government has been championing the cause of financial inclusion in recent years but, paradoxically, it is progressively penalising
1 June 2017
Investment to be raised to 31.9pc of GDP
The government wants to increase the investment ratio by 1.6 percentage points to take the total investment at 31.9 percent of the
1 June 2017
Income tax rates, tax-free limit to stay unchanged
The government's move to keep tax-free income threshold and the tax rates on individuals and firms unchanged in the next fiscal
1 June 2017
Govt to shore up remittance
The government is set to put in place a dedicated portal for migrant workers as part of the efforts to boost the remittance inflow,
1 June 2017
Go slowly, get costly
Be it construction of a road, a sea port or a power plant, almost all projects go through delays and cost escalations, a problem that
1 June 2017
Subsidy expense to go up 17.3pc
The government is set to increase its subsidy expenditure by 17.30 percent from the current year to Tk 27,954 crore in fiscal 2017-18
1 June 2017
Problem in Education: Quality not priority
Although the government has increased budgetary allocations for the education sector over the years attaching top priority to it, the
1 June 2017
Big boost for road, railway
Allocation for communications infrastructure saw a big boost in the proposed budget, though quality compliance will remain a concern
1 June 2017
Allocation by Sectors FY 2017-18
In Crores of Taka: 4,00266
1 June 2017
Allocation for law enforcers to go up
In the wake of growing militant activities in the country, the government has significantly increased allocation in the proposed budget
1 June 2017
FFs to get 2 festival bonuses
The proposed budget brings some good news for war heroes.
1 June 2017
One lakh beggars to be rehabilitated
The government plans to rehabilitate one lakh beggars in the next four years under its “Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar” (one house one farm) project.
1 June 2017
Result lies in how govt spends
The proposed health budget is an increase, from the preceding one and in terms of its percentage in the total budget, but the plans
1 June 2017
History of Budget
History of Budget
1 June 2017
Ambitious, populist with eye on polls
If the past record of budget implementation is any guide, the proposed budget definitely looks ambitious in terms of both revenue
1 June 2017
Mobile sets to get costlier
Customers will have to pay more for buying mobile handsets as the finance minister has proposed doubling the customs duty on
1 June 2017