OUTGOING FINANCIAL YEAR 2018-19 Budget implementation goes off track
The implementation of the national budget in the outgoing financial year has gone off track because of slow revenue growth and struggle by government agencies to improve development expenditure and service delivery.
INCOME FROM SAVINGS INSTRUMENTS Tax rate likely to go up
The government is likely to increase the rate of tax on the interest income derived from investment in national savings instruments in the upcoming 2019-20 national budget.
Tk 5,23,191 crore new budget likely
An overall expenditure outlay of Tk 5,23,191 crore is likely to be proposed in the budget for the next financial year to be placed in parliament by finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday.
AGE LIMIT FOR JCD NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS A faction demands a roll back
About 200 leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chattra Dal held day-long protest demonstrations in front of BNP central office at Naya Paltan after locking its main entrance Tuesday to press their demand of rolling back the age limit set for the candidates of the next central committee election, the date of which is yet to be fixed.
BNP MP asks religious affairs minister to resign
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmaker on Tuesday demanded resignation of state minister for religious affairs for misleading announcements over the date of Eid-ul Fitr while another criticised the government for the denial of bail to jailed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Fact check: Here's what Trump got wrong in CNBC interview
During his Monday morning interview with CNBC, President Donald Trump claimed that China has "lost 15 to 20 trillion dollars in value since the day I was elected."
Since 1917, this US Army infantry division was led by men. Now a woman will take charge
Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager is set to make history as she becomes the first woman to lead a US Army Infantry division.
Zardari arrested on graft charges
Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on corruption charges on Monday in a blow to the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party over what media said was an investigation into false bank accounts and money laundering.
Defaulted loans soar to Tk 1.11 lakh crore
Defaulted loans in the scam-hit banking system skyrocketed to Tk 1,10,873.54 crore in the first quarter of 2019 because of a 31 per cent increase in non-performing loans in private commercial banks.
ACC director Enamul suspended
Anti-Corruption Commission director Khandaker Enamul Basir was suspended on Monday on the allegation of sharing information of ongoing probes against deputy inspector general of police Mizanur Rahman for accumulating illegal wealth.
