Stocks jump as NBR cuts capital gains tax
Stocks soared yesterday as investors cheered the substantial cut in capital gains tax by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to encourage big local and foreign investors.
4d ago
The hidden cost of healthcare
Private facilities spring up around public hospitals as govt services fall short
1w ago
Interim govt to strengthen universal pension scheme
The interim government plans to strengthen the universal pension scheme (UPS) with the aim of bringing people from all walks of life under a sustainable social security framework.
1w ago
ADP spending in first quarter lowest in 15 years
Amid cautious spending by the interim government and disruptions due to political turmoil, the implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP) in the current fiscal year’s first quarter hit the lowest in at least 15 years.
1w ago
Revenue receipts fall 6% in Jul-Sep
Revenue collection in the first quarter of the current fiscal year showed a 6 percent year-on-year decline, raising concerns that the interim government’s fiscal space may be squeezed further amid the contractionary monetary policy.
2w ago
Half of banks’ CSR spending went to disaster management
Of their total corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure, banks spent 45 percent on disaster management violating rules in the first half of 2024, with bankers saying it mainly went to various funds maintained by the Prime Minister’s Office before the political changeover on August 5.
2w ago
Foreign debt servicing surges 29% in Jul-Sep
Bangladesh’s foreign debt servicing surged 29 percent year-on-year in the first three months of fiscal 2024-25 owing to the country’s expanded foreign loan portfolio and the rise in global interest rates.
2w ago
Paltry safety net coverage for the poor: A widow gets Tk 550 a month!
Maleka Begum, 70, carries the weight of nearly five decades of widowhood on her shoulders. Since her husband Abul Hossain Gazi died in 1972, her life has been a constant struggle.
3w ago
November 5, 2024
Stocks jump as NBR cuts capital gains tax
Stocks soared yesterday as investors cheered the substantial cut in capital gains tax by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to encourage big local and foreign investors.
November 2, 2024
The hidden cost of healthcare
Private facilities spring up around public hospitals as govt services fall short
October 31, 2024
Interim govt to strengthen universal pension scheme
The interim government plans to strengthen the universal pension scheme (UPS) with the aim of bringing people from all walks of life under a sustainable social security framework.
October 29, 2024
ADP spending in first quarter lowest in 15 years
Amid cautious spending by the interim government and disruptions due to political turmoil, the implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP) in the current fiscal year’s first quarter hit the lowest in at least 15 years.
October 23, 2024
Revenue receipts fall 6% in Jul-Sep
Revenue collection in the first quarter of the current fiscal year showed a 6 percent year-on-year decline, raising concerns that the interim government’s fiscal space may be squeezed further amid the contractionary monetary policy.
October 22, 2024
Half of banks’ CSR spending went to disaster management
Of their total corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure, banks spent 45 percent on disaster management violating rules in the first half of 2024, with bankers saying it mainly went to various funds maintained by the Prime Minister’s Office before the political changeover on August 5.
October 21, 2024
Foreign debt servicing surges 29% in Jul-Sep
Bangladesh’s foreign debt servicing surged 29 percent year-on-year in the first three months of fiscal 2024-25 owing to the country’s expanded foreign loan portfolio and the rise in global interest rates.
October 17, 2024
Paltry safety net coverage for the poor: A widow gets Tk 550 a month!
Maleka Begum, 70, carries the weight of nearly five decades of widowhood on her shoulders. Since her husband Abul Hossain Gazi died in 1972, her life has been a constant struggle.
October 14, 2024
New policy limits OMS dealers’ tenure to 5 years
The OMS programme is a public food distribution system under which the government sells rice and flour at subsidised rates through authorised dealers and trucks across the country.
October 9, 2024
Why the cost of Matarbari deep-sea port project is going up
Four years after its approval, the cost of the Matarbari deep-sea port project in Cox’s Bazar has escalated, while the deadline has been pushed back too.
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