Fuel import bill jumps 85% amid Middle East conflict
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Costlier crude imports are pushing up subsidies, inflation and pressure on reserves after renewed conflict unsettled global energy markets
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh’s wheat imports surge to all-time high
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Private imports rose 16 percent year on year to 65.8 lakh tonnes in the fiscal year ended June 30
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Star Interview / Stability key to drawing Japanese investors
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Japanese firms see promise in Bangladesh, but they attach great importance to economic, political, and social stability, said Tanaka Akihiko, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Why inflation remains stubborn despite tighter monetary policy
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Month-on-month inflation stood at 9.42 percent at the end of May, with the 12-month average above 8.6 percent
29 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Industrial growth hits decade low. Can it double next year?
25 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The weak performance came despite the economy growing at a faster pace this year
25 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Inland waterway fees hiked, raising concerns over essential costs
24 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The revised rates, announced by the shipping ministry last month, are scheduled to take effect from July 1
24 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Business Plus / Boro is conquering the saline south-west
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Rice cultivation is expanding across many coastal districts as farmers adapt to rising soil salinity
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM
India seeks to continue anti-dumping duties on Bangladesh’s jute products
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Indian authorities are expected to recommend the continuation of anti-dumping duties on Bangladesh’s jute products despite a decline in overall shipments in recent years, raising concerns among local millers.
19 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Govt cuts OMS rice, wheat prices again
The government has slashed rice and wheat prices by 25 percent and 10 percent respectively for open market sales
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Nestle pins hopes on rising consumer class
Bangladesh sees a rising consumer class due to more than 6 percent annual economic growth and improvements in the country's
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to hunt tax-dodging illegal foreign workers
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch a drive against foreign nationals who are working in Bangladesh without work permits
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR to open five offices to monitor source tax
The National Board of Revenue is set to open five separate zones to intensify its monitoring of the deduction of source or withholding tax and to curb evasion.
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Saarc standards for six products in the offing
The South Asian Regional Standards Organisation (Sarso) has developed Saarc standards for six products to facilitate
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers shift from aus rice to other crops for higher profits
Farmers are shifting from aus rice cultivation to various other crops, particularly summer vegetables, for higher
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
NBR plans to split customs bond commissionerate
The National Board of Revenue plans to split the Customs Bond Commissionerate (CBC) Dhaka into two parts to offer better and faster services.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
No standards set for water filters
Companies never tire of boasting about their products, and consumers are easily enticed. But in the case of water purifiers and filters,
22 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Industries to pay VAT on environmental clearance certificates
Industrialists and brick kiln owners will now have to pay value-added taxes on fees for environmental clearance
19 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Health standard for seeds on cards
The agriculture ministry plans to set a standard to ensure that only infection-free seeds make their way to farmers.
17 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Mindless exports put firms at risk
A section of traders are engaged in exporting processed foods, buying those straight from the domestic market, ignoring the fact that
7 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Rab seeks to operate mobile court against VAT dodgers
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has requested the National Board of Revenue to include the current VAT Act 1991 in
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Jump-start private investment in 2016
The New Year rolls on with the hope that the business and investment climate will finally pick up after almost nine
31 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Farmers benefit from duty hike on rice imports
Paddy prices have increased at the growers' end as rice imports slumped owing to a duty hike earlier this month.
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR toughens stance on e-cash registers
The National Board of Revenue plans to persuade all large and medium stores to install electronic cash registers
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
NBR makes imported sugar costlier to help state mills
The National Board of Revenue has imposed 15 percent value-added tax on the imports of raw and refined sugar
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Sugar prices rise
Local businesses have hiked sugar prices, speculating a possible move by the tax authority of imposing VAT on imports to better
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM
No room for complacency
Bangladesh still has a long way to go despite progress on social and economic fronts, said Kaushik Basu, chief economist of the World
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Taxpayers' satisfaction to be gauged
The National Board of Revenue plans to survey taxpayers' level of satisfaction with the services provided by tax officials.
14 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Developers of hi-tech parks get duty waiver
The National Board of Revenue has provided a zero-duty privilege to the developers of hi-tech parks for importing
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM