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Bangladesh offers corporate tax relief to boost stock market listings

Dhaka, June 2 -- In a bid to strengthen governance in the capital market and rebuild investor confidence, the government has proposed expanding the corporate tax rate gap in the national budget for fi... Read More


Budget 2026: What's getting cheaper?

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


Jamaat eyes registration, electoral symbol restoration after court clears decade-old ban

Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad has said the party will regain its registration and its electoral symbol - the "weighing scales" - fol... Read More


Online shopping may get costlier as Bangladesh hikes VAT on sales commission

Dhaka, June 2 -- The cost of online shopping may increase as the proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year increases the VAT rate on online product sales commissions from 5 percent to 15 percent. I... Read More


Minimum income tax Tk 5,000, Tk 1,000 for first-time taxpayers

Dhaka, June 2 -- Any taxpayer who passes the non-taxable income threshold will have to pay a minimum of Tk 5,000 in income tax. However, new taxpayers will be allowed to pay a minimum of Tk 1,000. Fi... Read More


Budget 2026: Bangladesh raises tax-free income cap, but burden grows for middle earners

Dhaka, June 2 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has proposed raising the tax-free income threshold in the FY2025-26 budget in light of inflationary pressures and current economic realities. At the ... Read More


Budget pitches Tk 1bn special fund, higher loan ceiling to support youth entrepreneurs

Dhaka, June 2 -- The government has proposed a special fund of Tk 1 billion in the upcoming budget to support young entrepreneurs. In a bid to encourage self-employment, the government is also planni... Read More


Bangladesh unveils Tk 7.9tn FY26 budget, deficit target 3.6% of GDP

Dhaka, June 2 -- The Bangladesh government has set out a Tk 7.9 trillion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, equivalent to 12.7 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Finance Advisor ... Read More


Heavy rain triggers evacuations in hills, cuts off roads, leaves four dead

Dhaka, June 2 -- Relentless monsoon rain and upstream flash floods have triggered landslides, damaged roads, and forced thousands to evacuate across Bangladesh's three hill districts. At least four m... Read More


Finance Advisor Salehuddin unveils Tk 7.9tn national budget for FY26

Dhaka, June 2 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has begun presenting the Tk 7.9 trillion national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The advisor began delivering his speech at 3pm on Monday. As n... Read More