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Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Budget FY 2024 is unrealistic: GM Quader
Dhaka, June 1: Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader termed the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 as unrealistic and election-oriented, saying it lacked vision to alleviate the suffering of the people due to the rise in the prices of daily necessities.
Development budget of Tk 2 lakh 63 thousand crore is coming: Planning Minister
Dhaka, June 1: The size of the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2023-24 is Tk 7 lakh 61 thousand 785 crore. Among these, the annual development program (ADP) or development budget has been estimated at Tk 2 lakh 63 thousand crore. Planning Minister MA Mannan said that social security sector including communication system and rural infrastructure will be given priority in the development budget.
Dr Yunus's case dismissed, ordered to pay Tk 12 crores
Dhaka, May 31: The High Court has dismissed three income tax reference cases filed by Nobel laureate economist Dr Muhammad Yunus challenging the validity of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) notice demanding tax of Tk 15 crore. As a result, Dr. Yunus has to pay Tk 12 crores to NBR.
PM wants greater investment from Sweden in Bangladesh's economic zone
Dhaka, May 31: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for more Swedish investment in economic zones and information communication technology (ICT) in Bangladesh.
Next budget will be of Tk 7 lakh crore: PM
Dhaka, May 30: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, we are going to give the budget after two days. In 2006, the budget was only of Tk 61,000 crore. Now we have a budget of Tk 6 lakh crore. We are taking the next budget (2023-24) to Tk 7 lakh crore.
Bangladesh to buy 11 million liters of soybean oil from US
Dhaka, May 26: The government will buy 18 million litres of soybean oil for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB). Of this, 7 million liters of soybean oil will be purchased from domestic companies and 11 million liters from the United States. A total of eight procurement proposals were approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement on Wednesday. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meeting while Additional Secretary to the Cabinet Division Sayeed Mahbub Khan briefed reporters virtually.
Price of onion reduced by Tk 500 following one announcement
Dhaka, May 20: The highest price of onion was Tk 2800-2900 in the market of Pabna on Friday. Farmers started dreaming of making some profit at such a price. But the hope of the farmers died a premature death. Because the price of onion has decreased by an average of Tk 500 taka per maund within a day.
Call for Bangladesh-Uzbekistan direct flights
Dhaka, May 20: Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F. Rahman has called for the resumption of direct flights between Bangladesh and Uzbekistan to increase bilateral trade and expand the tourism sector.
India's Meghalaya state interested in deepening economic ties with Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 19: The Indian state government of Meghalaya has shown interest in deepening economic and trade ties with Bangladesh in the greater interest of its people.
IMF has not given any conditions, we are not dependent on them: Planning Minister
Dhaka, May 15: Planning Minister MA Mannan said, "We are not dependent on the IMF, they have not given any conditions to give the loan. But they have given some requirements, such as how much interest is on the loan, how many years we will pay it back."
No worries about reserves: PM Hasina
Dhaka, May 15: Stating that there is no shortage of reserves in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the government is only worried about having enough dollars to buy food for three months, it is not worried about reserves.
4 South Asian countries, including Bangladesh and India, will receive US $6 million in maritime security assistance
Dhaka, 14 May 2023 : US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has said that Washington is willing to give 6 million US dollars to four South Asian countries - Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka to help in maritime security efforts.
Garment exports to non-traditional markets increase by 31 percent
Dhaka, May 13: In the first 10 months (July-April) of the current fiscal year 2022-23, Bangladesh's garment exports to non-traditional markets have increased. About 30.80 percent of exports to these markets have increased to 7 billion US dollars. Non-traditional markets include Japan, Australia, India and South Korea. This information is known from the sources of Readymade Garment Industry Owners and Exporters Association BGMEA.
Bangladesh unearths tax evasion of Tk 5 crore from goods exported by China
Dhaka, May 13: China has always been in news in Bangladesh for wrong reasons. During the last two years, several cases of attempts of tax evasion by Chinese entities either based in China or Bangladesh (BD) have come to the fore. Among others, export of items from China to BD under false declaration has been one of the major concerns for BD authorities as it incurs heavy losses to the exchequer of the country.
NEC approves Tk 2.63 lakh crore core ADP for FY24
Dhaka, May 12: The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved a core ADP of Tk 2.63 lakh crore for the next financial year (FY24) with a maximum allocation of Tk 75,945 crore (28.88 percent of the allocation) for the transport and communication sector.