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Mobile phones, soap, cigarettes among products, services to get pricier

Dhaka, June 2 -- Prices of certain products and services are expected to increase in the 2025-26 fiscal year with the taxes and VAT on them increased in proposed national budget. Finance Advisor Sale... Read More


Bangladesh offers tariff relief on 626 products ahead of US trade talks

Dhaka, June 2 -- In response to additional duties imposed by the United States on Bangladeshi exports, the government is planning to offer tariff relief on 626 products as part of preparations for tra... Read More


Bangladesh sets 5.5% growth target in a modest budget

Dhaka, June 2 -- Amid inflation, strict foreign loan conditions, and the reality of a shortage in revenue, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has set Bangladesh's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth tar... Read More


Bangladesh budget trims bank borrowing target to Tk 1.04tn for FY2026

Dhaka, June 2 -- The interim government has proposed borrowing Tk 1.04 trillion from the banking system in the 2025-26 fiscal year, 24.37 percent less than the Tk 1.37 trillion target set for the prev... Read More


LPG price cut by Tk 2.30 per kg in June as global rates fall

Dhaka, June 2 -- The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been reduced by Tk 2.30 per kg for June, following a decline in international market rates. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission... Read More


Additional Tk 41bn allocated for free treatment of poor

Dhaka, June 2 -- The government has proposed an additional allocation of Tk 41.66 billion in the upcoming 2025-26 budget to provide free medical treatment for the poor. Alongside, Tk 10 billion has b... Read More


Consensus Commission: Chief Advisor Yunus begins meeting with political parties

Dhaka, June 2 -- The National Consensus Commission has begun the second round of dialogue with political parties and groups. The discussion began at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital after 4... Read More


Bangladesh drops import duty on guns, artillery

Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh has proposed to lift all import duties on a wide range of military-grade weapons, including guns, howitzers, mortars, torpedoes, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, flame ... Read More


Bangladesh waives charges on bank deposits up to Tk 300,000

Dhaka, June 2 -- The government has proposed removing excise duty on bank deposits up to Tk 300,000, offering relief to low and middle-income account holders. The measure was announced by Finance Adv... Read More


Budget 2026: Which prices will go down?

Dhaka, June 2 -- In the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, the interim government has outlined a series of tax and VAT changes that may lead to lower prices for certain goods and se... Read More