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Finance Bill passed with notable changes
Economy

Finance Bill passed with notable changes

Corporate-tax incentives are broadened in the Finance Act 2026 by extending a 2.5-percentage-point rebate for a slew of businesses while retaining the existing 20-percent tax on dividend incomes of corporates. No taxing of retailers and no black-money-whitening scope either in the new budget

Transition from ICE  vehicles to EVs
Editorial 

Transition from ICE vehicles to EVs

At a time when automobiles emit roughly 3.5 to 3.8 billion metric tons of CO2 globally, the urgency of transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is quite evident. The emission accounts for nearly 10 per cent of all energy-related exhaust fumes and 7.0 per cent of greenhouse gas (GHG). In Bangladesh, th

On China-Myanmar-Bangladesh economic corridor
Columns 

On China-Myanmar-Bangladesh economic corridor

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's China visit has understandably generated considerable enthusiasm in Bangladesh. Government leaders have portrayed the visit as a diplomatic breakthrough that ushers bilateral relations into a new era. The joint communiqué issued after the visit certainly conta

Helping budding talents to bloom
Opinions 

Helping budding talents to bloom

Little scientists from Ashuganj Tap Bidyut Kendra High School of Brahmanbaria showcased their innovative skills at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center, at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Sunday (June 28). On display was a farming rover, a watercraft and a drone. All those contraptions are conn

Universal healthcare: rhetoric & reality
Views 

Universal healthcare: rhetoric & reality

Sonia Akhter is a mother who lives with her middle-class   family in Gopalganj. She came to Dhaka with her measles-afflicted daughter Ramjana on June 22 for treatment at the advice of the doctor there. She at first went to Dhaka Medical College Hospital with Ramjana where she was told to go to

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