Dhaka: Almost one lakh taxpayers have submitted their income tax returns online within the first 10 days of launching the e-return system in the current tax year (2025-2026), the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said today. Following the inauguration o…
London: Britain’s economy performed better than expected in the second quarter as it weathered the impact of US tariffs and a higher UK business tax, official data showed Thursday. Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent in the April-June period, the …
Zurich: Reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported a sharp jump in net profit for the first half of the year despite the costly wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles. The group, which serves as an insurer of insurance companies, stated that its profit after tax…
Dhaka: Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant for Economic Affairs Anisuzzaman Chowdhury today affirmed that Bangladesh’s economy remains stable despite economic crises across the globe and recent political changes in the country. Speaking at the ‘Foreign …
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector has reached another milestone in its green journey, with five new USGBC-certified LEED factories added to its ranks. This brings the total to 258 certified factories, including 109 Platinum and 133 G…
Dhaka: Highlighting that maintaining economic stability and strengthening further the financial and banking sector are the priorities of the government in economic fronts, Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed today stated that the interim government a…
Dhaka: The government has given the green light to proposals for the procurement of two cargos of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and two bulk carriers, initiatives aimed at addressing the rising demand for energy and enhancing goods transportation within…
Dhaka: Interim government’s Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed today announced that Bangladesh’s economy has made a significant turnaround over the past year, moving away from the brink of instability to achieve a more stable footing. ‘It (economy) …
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has set an agricultural and rural loan disbursement target of Taka 39,000 crore for the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), which is 2.63 percent higher than the last fiscal year’s Taka 38,000 crore. “The target has been set consid…