Jerseys manufactured in Bangladesh were worn by the Cape Verde national team during their World Cup debut match against Spain

Despite a proposed increase in the tax-free income threshold, many taxpayers, especially salaried individuals, are likely to face a higher tax burden from the next fiscal year.

World Bank report finds livestock, fisheries and fruits receive less funding, slowing farming diversification efforts

From the next fiscal year, a 15 percent capital gains tax may apply when selling gold, jewellery, digital currencies, or club memberships.

Bangladesh has for the first time formally brought nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products into the national tax framework, with public health experts warning that the move could legitimise a new generation of nicotine products despite growing global concerns over their health risks.

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Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury’s first budget speech as finance minister performed a delicate, dual function: it read as an indictment of the old economic order, and served as a blueprint for its replacement. Come July 1, Khosru will have to fix the system -- and run his own playbook.

The proposed FY2026–27 budget presents a stark assessment of the financial sector’s long-running weaknesses but offers limited detail on how the BNP-led government plans to reform it.

In its first budget in two decades, the BNP government yesterday boosted allocations for education and health and significantly expanded social safety programmes, reflecting its key electoral pledges.

The proposed budget offers modest relief to low-income groups, while businesses and domestic industries can breathe easier as they have been spared major tax hikes.

Creative economy gets Tk 800cr push

Despite low GDP growth over the past three consecutive years, the government is targeting 6.5 percent growth for the next fiscal year in the proposed budget, based on the democratisation of the economy and encouraging private sector investment to boost growth, two economists said today

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury made the proposal while presenting the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year today

Leadership changes, political tensions and deposit withdrawals fuel renewed instability at country’s largest Shariah-based lender

Four separate funds cover agriculture, CMSMEs, exports, and green factories

Our city dates back to pre-Mughal times; and Narinda, with this mosque, is a testament to that.

May extend metro rail VAT exemption

Tiny home systems brought electricity to off-grid chars

Since fiscal year 2009-2010, Bangladesh’s budget has grown almost every year, with planned spending rising sevenfold to Tk 7.97 lakh crore in FY25. Yet not a single budget announced over the past 16 years has been fully implemented.