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
‘Compensation for workers’ deaths below per capita income’
The compensation for worker deaths due to factory accidents in Bangladesh is still lower than the per capita income of its nationals, according to the leader of a workers’ rights body.
30 April 2023, 04:00 AM
NBFIs can’t get more than one director from a single firm
A single company can’t have more than one representative director in the board of a non-bank financial institution (NBFI), said the Bangladesh Bank yesterday.
27 April 2023, 02:30 AM
Rural Bangladesh: Women labour force on the rise
Female labour force participation in rural areas has increased significantly in Bangladesh thanks to women’s growing involvement in the agriculture sector and urban-rural migration brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic.
21 April 2023, 01:00 AM
ADP spending in July-March lowest in a decade
The first nine months of the current fiscal year of 2022-23 saw the lowest implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP) in at least the last 10 years, with only 41.65 per cent of the total outlay being spent till March, showed official figures.
18 April 2023, 03:30 AM
Digital payments for fast and secure transactions this Eid
With Eid-ul-Fitr just around the corner, streets all over Bangladesh are bustling with people who are either out shopping for gifts or groceries as well as those travelling home for the holiday.
17 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Sales at neighbouring clothes hubs take a hit
Yesterday’s blaze at Dhaka New Super Market has severely affected trade of nearby markets, that too with just a week to go before Eid-ul-Fitr.
16 April 2023, 04:00 AM
Average loans by households nearly double in 6 years: BBS
An increasing number of families are becoming connected with the formal financial system by depositing and borrowing money, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
14 April 2023, 03:00 AM
Household income, expenditure nearly triple in 12 years
Monthly average household income and expenditure in Bangladesh doubled in the last six years and nearly tripled in 12 years, official figures showed yesterday.
13 April 2023, 02:00 AM
Poverty rate declines to 18.7%: BBS
The poverty rate in Bangladesh has declined to 18.7 per cent and the extreme poverty rate stood at 5.6 per cent, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
12 April 2023, 06:07 AM
BCIC warehouse project to seek more time, fund
A project of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) to build 34 buffer warehouses has once again failed to meet its deadline and become costlier due to slow implementation.
10 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt takes up Tk 2,995cr project
The government plans to take up a Tk 2,995-crore project for enhancing its technical and administrative capacity to manage the environment in a sustainable manner across the country.
10 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Export competitiveness project still in slow lane after 6 years
The commerce ministry’s Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J) project, which aims to expand Bangladesh’s export basket, has once again failed to meet its deadline and become costlier due to slow implementation.
10 April 2023, 03:30 AM
Wage growth below inflation for 14th month
Although wage growth in Bangladesh has been slowly climbing since July last year, it has still remained below inflation for the 14th month consecutively, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
6 April 2023, 04:30 AM
Inflation jumps to 7-month high in March
Inflation in Bangladesh jumped to a seven-month high of 9.33 per cent in March as food prices rose and the adjustment of oil, gas, and electricity prices took hold, highlighting the pains low-income households are going through.
5 April 2023, 02:00 AM
5-year project now to take 10 years to complete
Although the government has from time-to-time laid emphasis on the timely completion of projects, the agriculture ministry will seek a third extension for one on fruit production, taking the completion time to 10 years from an initial five years.
4 April 2023, 02:30 AM
Unemployment rate keeps raising eyebrows
Masudur Rahman completed his post-graduation in economics from Sirajganj Government College last year.
2 April 2023, 02:30 AM
Agri ministry takes Tk 7,214cr project
The agriculture ministry is planning to take up a Tk 7,214 crore project to promote crop diversification and ensure food safety, aiming to gradually reduce the country’s dependency on imports.
30 March 2023, 02:30 AM
Monthly food expense rises 51% in four years: CPD
The average monthly food expense for a four-member household in Dhaka has increased by up to 51 per cent over the past four years due to persisting high inflation, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
29 March 2023, 03:30 AM
Food import cost ballooning owing to scanty local output
Although Bangladesh has almost achieved self-sufficiency in rice production, its dependence on the international market remains high for food items with import cost rising two and a half times to Tk 80,800 crore from a decade ago.
27 March 2023, 02:00 AM
‘Affordable’ prices still out of reach for many
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries yesterday started selling milk, eggs and meat at “affordable prices” across 20 locations inside Dhaka in a bid to stabilise the market during Ramadan.
24 March 2023, 02:30 AM