Dhaka, June 5 -- Bonded-warehouse facilities will be extended to all exporters and all export-product raw-material imports to be duty-free under sweeping economic reforms being introduced in the new budget.

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury Wednesday divulged the decisions, saying that the government is preparing a broad package of economic reforms centred on deregulation, digitisation and wider participation in economic activities.

The minister says the reforms are aimed at reducing the cost of doing business, removing unnecessary regulatory barriers, expanding export opportunities and creating a more inclusive economy where the benefits of growth are shared more widely.

Speaking at a pre-budget discussion in ...