The country’s per capita income stood at $2,227 which was $2064 in 2019-20 fiscal year and $543 in FY 2005-2006.

To ensure the reproductive health protection of women and girls, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed a VAT exemption -- at local manufacturing stage -- on the production of sanitary napkins and import of certain raw materials for producing pads.

Eight lakh more poverty-stricken elderly citizens will be covered under the “old-age allowance” in the proposed FY21-22 budget.

The allocation for the education sector in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year of 2021-22 remains almost unchanged in terms of size and percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to the current budget.

The finance ministry has proposed a block allocation worth Tk 10,000 crore to meet the expenses related to unanticipated emergency requirements, like the budget of the previous fiscal.

Honorarium for valiant Freedom Fighters will be increased from Tk 12,000 to Tk 20,000 in the next fiscal year, according to proposed budget for 2021-22.

Private healthcare service providers in districts outside Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Chattogram will be given a 10-year tax exemption on their income from the next fiscal.

The government has given tax exemption facilities to agro-based industries and entrepreneurs for 10 years to flourish the industries and generate employment.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed to offer a tax exemption to IT service providers for four years in the next budget.

Bangladesh has been able to attain real Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth of 5.2 percent -- highest in Asia.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal unveiled a proposed budget of Tk 603,681 crore for 2021-22 fiscal year in the national parliament today.

The Cabinet at a special meeting today approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22.

At least 4,510 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals arrived in Europe by sea and by land in 2020, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Bangladeshi nationals entered through Italy, Malta, Spain, or Greece.

The border areas of Thakurgaon have been sealed off in the wake of a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in the district, officials said today.

The ruling party -- Awami League -- will start selling nomination forms for by-polls to parliamentary constituencies of Dhaka-14, Sylhet-3, and Cumilla-5 from Friday.

A man was killed after being hit by a bus in Dhaka’s Badda area this morning.

Seventeen of 63 people who returned from Chapainawabganj have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Moulvibazar this evening.

Marginalised people will get priority in the proposed national budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which will be placed by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal before the parliament tomorrow.

Halda River, the lone breeding ground of carp like fish in South Asia has seen its second spawning today in the span of five days.

A Dhaka court today placed MA Awal, former lawmaker from Lakshmipur-1 constituency, on a two-day remand in an extortion case.