Power, energy divs at odds over coal price
The Bangladesh Power Development Board did not pay last two months鈥� bill to the Barapukuria coal mine company for the coal bought to run the Barapukuria coal power plant, citing excessively high price.
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PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Tax exemption will be phased out: NBR
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the tax on taxpayers who had been enjoying the reduced rate will gradually increase...
WOMEN鈥橲 WC QUALIFIER: Murshida axed from Bangladesh squad聽
Opener Murshida Khatun has been axed from the Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming ICC Women鈥檚 ODI World Cup Qualifier, which was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday...
2023 curriculum imposed through conspiracy: NCTB
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board chair AKM Reazul Hassan said at a press conference on Tuesday that the national curriculum of 2023 was deliberately imposed on them and it was a foreign conspiracy...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Businesses demand tax cuts, duty benefits
The industrialists in the leather goods and ceramic sectors, real estate businesses and reconditioned car traders demanded various tax cuts and duty benefits in the upcoming national budget for fiscal year 2025-26...
Taskin to get highest salary, Mahmudullah opts out
Mahmudullah opted out as Taskin Ahmed was placed in the highest-paid grade of the national players鈥� contracts for 2025, which was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.
NBR launches customs risk management regulations against money laundering
The National Board of Revenue has issued a notification introducing the 鈥楥ustoms Risk Management Regulations, 2025鈥� aimed at addressing economic risks such as money laundering and terrorism financing...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Next budget may see cut in tax exemptions: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Wednesday hinted that the tax exemption system might be removed in the forthcoming national budget...
Central Shariah Board holds fiqh committee meeting
Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh held its 52 meeting of the fiqh committee...
Fisherman killed in speedboat-trawler collision during raid聽
A fisherman was allegedly killed in a collision between a speedboat and a fishing trawler during a fishing ban raid by the Fisheries Department on the Kalabadar River at Mehendiganj upazila in Barishal...
NBR exempts VAT on several essentials
The National Board of Revenue has exempted聽value added tax on several essential items to keep commodity prices stable聽during the holy month of Ramadan.
BCB set to extend contracts of Simmons, Salahuddin
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is set to extend the contracts of national team head coach Phil Simmons and senior assistant coach Muhammad Salahuddin, said the chairman of the cricket operations, Najmul Abedin Fahim, after the...
No response prompts re-tender of BPDB solar power projects 聽
The Bangladesh Power Development Board has again extended the deadlines for its three tenders floated to build solar power plants with capacities between 10MW and 100MW as no proposals have so far been received from potential investors...
VAT machine made mandatory for highway restaurants in Bangladesh
The National Board of Revenue has decided to make mandatory installing Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) or Sales Data Controller (SDC) machines at all VAT-eligible hotels and restaurants located on highways across the country...
Loan repayment becomes heavy burden, says NBR chair
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said that the payment of instalments of the domestic and foreign debts and interest on these loans had become a heavy burden to the country...
Businesses urge NBR to set up consultation, advocacy wings
The country鈥檚 businesses on Monday urged the National Board of Revenue for establishing separate wings for policy and implementation to enhance business sector consultations and advocacy.
NBR clarifies instructions on VAT cut on supershop purchases
The National Board of Revenue, in an instruction issued on Tuesday, clarified that supershops selling goods at the maximum retail price cannot charge an additional value added tax from their customers as the VAT will be included in the retail prices or MRP...
No VAT on purchase at supershops
Customers will no longer have to pay value added tax for purchases at supershops...
Single window system streamlines export, import activities
The Bangladesh Single Window system (BSW), launched on January 2, has significantly facilitated the country鈥檚 export-import activities by reducing time and costs, according to a statement from the National Board of Revenue issued on Wednesday...
NBR to launch Authorised Economic Operator Feb 23
The National Board of Revenue is going to launch Authorised Economic Operator on Sunday, February 23, to streamline import and export processes by providing a seamless clearance system...
SSC exams from April 10, HSC exams from June 26
The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations are going to start on April 10 and conclude on May 22 across the country as per a revised routine published by the Inter-Education Board Examination Regulatory Committee on Wednesday...
Rafiqul Islam Choubey joins BWDB as addl DG
Engineer Md Rafiqul Islam Choubey has recently joined the western region of Bangladesh Water Development Board as additional director general.聽
鈥楴ew window for BPL鈥�
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed said on Monday that they have found a new window for the Bangladesh Premier League to avoid clashes with other franchise-based leagues with a goal to get more quality foreign players.
DCs asked to help tax base expansion
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said that deputy commissioners had been directed to help the National Board of Revenue identify taxpayers outside Dhaka and Chattogram...
Submission of online tax returns allowed all year round
The National Board Revenue on Sunday said that the submission of income tax returns by individual taxpayers online could be made all year round.
NBR expands VAT net by 26pc in Aug-Jan
National Board of Revenue has achieved a 26 per cent growth in new VAT registrations over the past six months, from August 2024 to January 2025, according to a press statement by the NBR...
Farahnaaz selected as new SUB BoT chair
Farahnaaz Feroz has been selected as new chairman of the board of trustees of Stamford University Bangladesh, said a press release on Monday...
Budget FY26: NBR asks for tax proposals from businesses
The National Board of Revenue has asked for proposals and recommendations from chambers and trade bodies to improve tax regulations, including Value-Added Tax, for the upcoming financial year 2025-26 budget...
Hasan and Khaled called to aid practice
Pacer Hasan Mahmud and Khaled Ahmed have been roped in by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to aid the preparation of the national team ahead of the forthcoming Champions Trophy...
Statutory orders for tax waivers scrapped for Shuchona Foundation聽
The National Board of Revenue issued a gazette notification on Monday, scrapping two statutory regulatory orders granting tax waivers for Saima Wazed Putul鈥檚 Shuchona Foundation...