Tuesday, 04 Mar, 2025

Business

Moosa submits wealth statement

DHAKA: Businessperson Moosa Bin Shamser on Sunday submitted his wealth statement to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).Moosa’s lawyer handed over the statement to ACC secretary at noon.ACC sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.Earlier on May 19, ACC sent a notice to Moosa’s

Stocks end higher Sunday

DHAKA: Country's stock market marked gain in its price indices on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.DSEX, the Broad Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 26.27 points only to stand at 4617.70at the close of day’s trading.Trade deals stood at 1,40,639  with volume of

Bernicat visits Beximco Industrial Park

DHAKA: US Ambassador in Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat visited Beximco Industrial Park in Kashimpur area of Gazipur district on Saturday.BEXIMCO group chairman ASF Rahman and its director, also chief executive officer, Syed Naved Husain welcomed the delegation led by Bernicat

IBBL, Xpress Money organize Free Medical Camp

DHAKA: Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) and Xpress Money jointly organized a daylong ‘Free Medical Camp’ on Saturday at IBBL Sonargaon Branch.IBBL managing director Mohammad Abdul Mannan inaugurated the camp as chief guest, the bank’s assistant vice-president Nazrul Islam

4-day REHAB summer fair from Jun 9

DHAKA: A four-day Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) summer fair will begin from June 9.The fair will remain open to all from 10:00am to 9:00pm till June 12 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in city.A total of 150 organizations will set up stalls at the

MoU signed with Adani, Reliance

DHAKA: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with top India conglomerates Reliance and Adani groups on Saturday.It was signed at Bidyut Bhaban in city at 11:30am in the day.Bangladesh Power Development Board secretary Zahurul Islam, Adani Power Limited chief executive

‘Nothing to say about black money’

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Friday said there is nothing to say about black money as answers of all queries existed in the Income Tax Law.The minister came up with this assertion while replying to a query of a reporter on proposed budget for 2015-16 fiscal year after

Deals on 3 power plants during Modi visit

DHAKA: Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi said deals on three power plants would be signed during the visit of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The power plants will produce about 5,000 megawatts of electricity, he added.He was addressing a discussion

Products prices to go up

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed to increase taxes on certain daily essentials that will result the hike of their prizes.The products include SIM card; fresh and frozen fish; flours; meals; Fish fillets – dried and salted; cold-water shrimps and prawns, butter and other

Duty reduced for renewable energy equipment

DHAKA: Finance minister AMA Muhith proposed to exempt the import duty on items related to renewable energy in the budget for FY 2015-16 aiming to promote the use of energy efficient and renewable energy run apparatus.In his budget speech, Customs Duty (CD) rate on airtight storage bags

15pc import duty hiked on silk products

DHAKA: The government has increased 15 percent of import duty and taxes on silk products to protect local silk industry. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the proposal while placing the budget for the next financial year before the parliament on Thursday afternoon.In his budget speech, the

4pc VAT proposed for online trading

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed 4 percent VAT on online trading of goods and service.While placing budget for 2015-16 fiscal year, the minister said, “Trading of goods and services online is now being recognized and established as a very popular mode. Although this

Corporate tax down, Cigarette price up

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposed 25 percent tax for publicly trading companies which is currently 27.5 percent.During budget speech, he said, “The target set for collection of income and corporate tax in FY 2015-16 is Tk. 65 thousand 932 crore.”Besides, the tax rate for

Budget deficit Tk 86,657cr

DHAKA: This year’s budget deficit will be Tk 86 thousand 657-crore, which is 5.0 percent of GDP.According to finance minister AMA Muhith, Tk 30 thousand 134-crore (1.8 percent of GDP) will be financed from the external sources and Tk 56 thousand 523-crore (3.3 percent of GDP) from the

Padma Bridge opens by 2018

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith has declared that the Padma Bridge project, once completed, alone will enhance GDP by 0.56 percent annually accelerating economic activities in the backward south-western region of the country.In budget speech, the finance minister said, “Considerable

Full Text of Budget

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith started placing the 44th national budget in parliament expressing his hopes in steering the economy out of the present pressures and challenges.Earlier at noon, the cabinet approved the proposed budget of the fiscal year 2015-16 in a meeting at Jatiya

Revenue income 12.1% of GDP

DHAKA: The government has estimated revenue income for FY2015-16 at Tk. 2 lakh 8 thousand and 443 crore which is 12.1percent of GDP.Of the amount, NBR tax revenue is estimated at Tk. 1 lakh 76 thousand 370 crore (10.3 percent of GDP).According to finance minister AMA Muhith, ‘This

GDP forecast 7.0 percent

DHAKA: Finance minister AMA Muhith in his budget speech projected GDP growth rate at 7.0 percent for FY2015-16.According to the speech, industry and service sectors on the supply-side and, consumer spending and public and private investment, on the demand-side, will be the drivers of this

Tk 2.95 lakh crore budget being placed

Total outlay----------------------- Tk 295,100crRevenue Income----------------- Tk 2,08443crRevenue Expenditure-------------Tk 164, 571crADP--------------------------------TK 97,000crDeficit----------------------------- Tk 86,697crDHAKA: The government Thursday proposed a Tk 2.95 lakh

Stocks witness gain Thursday

DHAKA: Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- on Thursday.DSEX, the Broad Index of DSE, rose over 4.58 points to stand at 4591.42 at the close on the last trading day of the