Sunday | 21 June 2026 | Reg No- 06
Staff Correspondents covers general assignment for Daily Observer Online edition, as a member of reporting team.
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is presenting a record Tk 9.38 lakh crore national budget in the Parliament on Thursday.The budget includes a series of people-oriented measures aimed at reducing the cost of living and increasing disposable income for
The government has proposed allowing taxpayers to legalise undisclosed funds invested in land, buildings and apartments by paying applicable taxes, according to the FY2026-27 budget proposal.The government has proposed a new provision enabling individuals to legalise undisclosed investments in land,
The proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 makes a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) mandatory for opening a bank account.The government is taking this initiative primarily to broaden the tax net. However, several exemptions will remain in place.Students will not be
Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury is presenting the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 before the nation.The total outlay of the budget is likely to be set at Tk9.38 lakh crore, the largest national budget in the country's history.A
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury entered the Parliament chamber carrying a black briefcase on Thursday afternoon ahead of placing the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.The briefcase contained the budget documents and the Finance Bill of
The proposed budget for the new fiscal year includes a plan to completely abolish the Tk 300 tax imposed on the purchase of new mobile SIM cards.As part of efforts to boost the country’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector,
After securing a landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary election and forming the government, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to present a national budget for the first time in 19 years.On Thursday (June 11), at 3:00 pm,Finance Minister
The government has proposed to allocate Tk1.366 lakh crore to the education sector in the upcoming fiscal year, raising the allocation to 2 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).In the national budget FY2025-26, the allocation for the education
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the goal of the upcoming budget is to establish 'a welfare state'.While responding to journalist on Thursday morning about the budged, he said, ''The budget has been formulated with the objective
Prices of gold in the country have been reduced for the fourth consecutive time, with the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) cutting the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk 4,432 per bhori (11.664 grams) to Tk 218,350.In a notice issued on
