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Morning Newsflash Sunday, 14 September, 2025

Govt belt-tightening saved BDT 56.89bn in FY25: As austerity measures trimmed both development and operating outlays across ministries, the government saved BDT 56.89bn (USD 467.27mn), which is more than double last year’s savings.

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Morning Newsflash Thursday, 11 September, 2025

Finance Division warned ministries must spend at least 60pc of their annual budget by Q3 or face automatic withholding of Q4 funds, a step to curb year-end rushes that drive misuse, waste and unplanned borrowing.

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Morning Newsflash Wednesday, 10 September, 2025

The government has restricted the export of raw jute, and slapped conditions on shipments, in a bid to increase the supply of the natural fibre in the domestic market and curb rising prices. The restrictions were placed based on recommendations from the t

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Morning Newsflash Tuesday, 09 September, 2025

Government borrowed BDT 1,193.7bn in FY2024-25, above the revised BDT 1,170bn target (USD 9.80bn vs USD 9.61bn), even though more than BDT 1,500bn (USD 12.3bn) of the BDT 7,440bn (USD 61.0bn) budget went unspent. Revenue shortfalls forced the government t

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Morning Newsflash Monday, 08 September, 2025

Inflation in August eased slightly to 8.29 pc, down from 8.55pc in July, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The decline was mainly driven by a notable fall in non-food inflation, even as food prices continued to r

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Morning Newsflash Sunday, 07 September, 2025

Bangladesh received USD 343mn in remittances during the first three days of September, up 11.6pc from USD 307mn a year ago — demonstrating healthy early-month inflows.

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Morning Newsflash Thursday, 04 September, 2025

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will begin monthly “Meet-the-Business” sessions starting September 10, hosting business leaders on the second Wednesday each month and letting them directly present customs, VAT, and income-tax issues to the NBR chairma

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Morning Newsflash Wednesday, 03 September, 2025

The government aims to raise the tax-to-GDP ratio to 10.5pc by FY35 through a Medium- and Long-Term Revenue Strategy (MLTRS) for FY26–FY35, focusing on automation, stronger compliance and transparent enforcement. Currently, Bangladesh's tax-to-GDP ratio s

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