Gross mismatch between the number of registered companies and that of corporate income-tax receipt by the exchequer persists, as the tax returns submitted annually by the former continues to be disproportionately low in Bangladesh, official statistics show. Only nearly 40,000 companies file
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the NBR has found nearly Tk 400 billion in assets amassed in various countries around the world through money laundering from Bangladesh. CIC Director General Ahsan Habib informed Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus that investigations had been conducted i
Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday voiced disappointment over the very low implementation rate of the annual development programme (ADP), as it has fallen below one percent. “This is lower than the previous year, this is not a good sign,” he said while briefing reporters a
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have stood at US$30.81 billion. But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $25.81 billion, accord
Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 13.7 per cent (pc), reaching US$1,264 million in the first 16 days of August, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued today (Sunday). Last year, in the same period, the country's remittance inflow was $1,112 mil
