NBR misses target by Tk 46,000cr despite 14% collection growth
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) posted a 14 percent growth in revenue collection in the first half of the current fiscal year (FY), yet missed the target for the period by a staggering Tk 46,000 crore or nearly 10 percent.
21 January 2026, 00:00 AM
21 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Online tax, offline refund
Taxpayers struggle to recover overpaid taxes as the manual refund system leaves money inaccessible
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Inflation rises to 8.49% in December
Following months of a brief pause, inflationary pressures continued to rise in December for the second consecutive month.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
A year of reform and resistance in the tax sector
A five-member advisory committee was first formed to guide the reforms
30 December 2025, 18:00 PM
30 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A year of reform and resistance in the tax sector
Protest, turmoil, and punishment -- these three words defined Bangladesh’s revenue sector in 2025, a year marked by the split of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), a major source of government income..Following a mass uprising in August last year, the interim government launched long-awa
30 December 2025, 16:02 PM
30 December 2025, 16:02 PM
A year without job security
Layoffs outpaced hiring, while employment shifted toward low-quality informal activity
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
House rent climbs for three consecutive quarters
Arbitrary increase, slack law enforcement, high inflation to blame
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
28 December 2025, 18:00 PM
NBR proposes 47% increase in staff to run two new divisions
The NBR submitted the manpower proposal to the finance ministry last week
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Digital divide points to disparity in rural-urban internet access
The digital divide continues to exist in Bangladesh underscoring disparities in internet access between rural and urban areas, while gender digital divide also worsened.
14 June 2023, 02:30 AM
No concrete job plan in budget
The government has proposed a Tk 761,000 crore budget for fiscal year 2023-24 without offering any concrete roadmap or action plan for generating employment for its vast working age population, said an economist on Saturday.
13 June 2023, 18:00 PM
The Journey of Islamic Banking in Bangladesh
The journey of Islamic banking began with the goal of conducting banking business in Muslim countries around the world in accordance with Islamic Shariah.
10 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Gap between inflation, wage growth hits 9-month high
The gap between inflation and the wage rate growth in Bangladesh rose to a nine-month high in May, deepening the cost-of-living crisis for the poor and the low-income groups as consumer prices continue to outpace real incomes.
7 June 2023, 05:50 AM
Safety Net Allocations: Rise far from enough
Although the size of allocation for social security programmes has enlarged, the government has made no significant changes to cushion the vulnerable groups of people from persistent inflationary pressure.
1 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt aims to keep average inflation within 6%
In his budget speech for FY2023-24 at the national parliament today, Kamal said inflation would be largely controlled from here on.
1 June 2023, 11:57 AM
Social safety net allocation to rise 11%
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed increasing the social safety net programme allocation by 11 per cent year-on-year for fiscal year 2023-24.
1 June 2023, 09:56 AM
Tk 2,000 minimum income tax imposed
Individuals who are required to submit income tax returns to avail of various government services will have to pay a minimum tax of Tk 2,000 even if they do not have taxable incomes.
1 June 2023, 09:52 AM
Govt raises tax-free income limit to Tk 3.5 lakh
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed increasing the tax-free income limit to Tk 3.5 lakh from the existing Tk 3 lakh for individual taxpayers for 2023-24 fiscal year.
1 June 2023, 08:42 AM
Safety Net Programmes: Slice for the poor only gets thinner
Although budgetary allocation for social safety net programmes has increased over the past 13 years, the share of compatible programmes has declined significantly.
1 June 2023, 01:30 AM
Voices of poor remain unheard in policymaking
The voices of disadvantaged groups, the poor and small entrepreneurs have remained unheard when it comes to policy-making as fiscal policies have been captured by vested sections of society, alleged Towfiqul Islam Khan, a senior research fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
31 May 2023, 18:00 PM
No way but to unveil a restrained budget
Despite being the last budget before the next general election, the government has little scope to unveil a big spending plan for the next fiscal year owing to limited fiscal space driven by lower-than-expected revenue collection, a noted economist said.
30 May 2023, 03:30 AM
Take steps to roll out universal pension scheme
The government should take specific steps through the upcoming national budget for 2022-23 to roll out a universal pension scheme, said an economist.
25 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Assess gravity of current problems first
The government is yet to take any comprehensive corrective measures to tackle macroeconomic challenges as it has not properly assessed the gravity of the situation in the current fiscal year, an economist said.
23 May 2023, 02:00 AM
Govt plans Tk 303cr livestock, poultry project
The government is planning to undertake a Tk 303-crore project to increase milk, meat and egg production in char areas under Dhaka division by at least 15 per cent to 20 per cent and subsequently improve living standards.
22 May 2023, 03:00 AM
Major targets of current budget still unmet
The government is far away from achieving the major targets set for the current fiscal year when the national budget was unveiled in June last year, owing to its failures to assess the global scenario before fixing the goals, experts said.
18 May 2023, 02:00 AM
Govt plans smaller rise in next ADP
The government plans to increase its development spending slightly in the upcoming fiscal year due to the narrow fiscal space, the dollar crisis, the conditions attached to the IMF’s loan programme, and higher expenses on subsidies and interest payments.
5 May 2023, 02:30 AM
Inflation falls but still at an elevated level
Inflation in Bangladesh fell slightly to 9.24 per cent in April, driven by a decline in food prices, although it still remains at an elevated level compared to historic trends, official figures showed yesterday.
4 May 2023, 02:00 AM
BSCIC Barishal project in the slow lane
A project of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) aimed at developing its industrial estate in Barishal and improving infrastructure there has again missed the deadline for completion owing to sluggish implementation, official documents showed.
1 May 2023, 03:00 AM
Project for expanding artificial insemination of livestock delayed again
A project for expanding artificial reproduction and implementing embryo transfer technology in livestock farming has been delayed once again due to slow implementation.
30 April 2023, 04:30 AM