Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday urged the government to keep the source tax unchanged at 0.25 percent for another five years. Finance Minister... Read more
Aiming to ensure food security and prevent any possible food crisis in the post-corona world, the government has given the second highest priority to agriculture by proposing an allocation o... Read more
Down almost Tk 500 crore An amount of Tk 1,717 crore has been allocated for the Election Commission in the proposed national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year, down by some Tk 500 crore of the... Read more
Illegal money whitening scope was introduced for the next fiscal year 2020-21 as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal announced a plan in his budget speech in Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. Discl... Read more
The government has allocated Tk 95,574 crore for programmes under the social safety net in the proposed national budget for the 2020-21 fiscal, with a proposal to expand the coverage of some... Read more
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Shams Mahmud on Thursday said the proposed national budget for 2020-21 financial year is an ambitious one but finds it business-friend... Read more
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said he has brought about a structural change in this year’s budget in terms of setting priorities of the government by slightly deviating from... Read more
The 2 percent incentive on remittance sending from abroad will continue in the next fiscal 2020-21. Announcing this, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal while placing national budget in the J... Read more
An allocation of Taka 3,688 crore has been made in the budget proposed for 2020-21 fiscal for Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry aiming at establishing world class aviation system as well a... Read more
The government has allocated Taka 2,05,145 crore as the annual development programme (ADP) for the fiscal year (FY21) as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday placed a Taka 5,68,000... Read more
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed Tk. 9,836 crore for disaster management and relief for the next fiscal 2020-21. “I propose to allocate a total of Tk 9,836 crore for the next... Read more
Budget for FY2020-21 Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday informed that investment proposals worth about US$ 20.25 billion, including $17 billion in government Economic Zones (EZs)... Read more
Finance minister A H M Mustafa Kamal in the proposed national budget for fiscal 2020-21 has set revenue target at Taka 3,78,000 crore. “Out of this, Taka 3,30,000 crore will be collected thr... Read more
Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen today urged the United Arab Emirates to take necessary steps so that Bangladeshi expatriate workers in the oil-rich nation would not be forced to return h... Read more
Three ordinances, promulgated between the 7th and 8th sessions of the 11th Parliament, were placed in Parliament on Wednesday to comply with the Constitution. These Ordinances are — Ad... Read more
Over 4.5km of Padma Bridge will be visible Over 4.5 kilometers of the multipurpose Padma bridge will be visible after installation of 31st span on it today. “The 31st span bearing 5-A number... Read more
A total of 89 public representatives were suspended temporarily so far for their alleged irregularities in cash aid disbursement and relief distribution for destitute people since detection... Read more
The budget documents for the next fiscal year (FY21) will be available on the website of the Finance Division – www.mof.gov.bd – once Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal places it in parliame... Read more
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to unveil tomorrow the proposed budget for 2020-2021 fiscal expected to contain suggestive measures to offset COVID-19 impact on country’s economy a... Read more
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $17.7 million financing package with Spectra Solar Park Limited (SSPL) to invest in a 35-megawatt utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant in Bang... Read more
