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The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday recommended two major proposals for policy approval, including the import of refined fuel oil through a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement for 2026 and the direct procurement of e-passport materials. The meeting of the committee, held at Bangladesh Secretariat, was virtually chaired by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed. The proposals came from the ...

Another wide-body Airbus has been added to the fleet of the private US-Bangla Airlines, aiming at expanding its operational capacity further. With this, there are three airbuses for the airlines, said the press release. The latest aircraft, having a capacity of 436 seats, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:30 AM after flying in from Teruel, Spain. ...

Shop owners selling illegal vapes and tobacco are using WhatsApp groups to warn each other of raids, a west London council officer has warned. Hounslow Council’s Trading Standards seized more than £33,000 worth of illegal products in September, including a total of 4,859 illegal vapes and 3,806 illegal cigarettes. An officer present on these raids told the Local Democracy Reporting ...

Gold prices have been raised again, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk 217,382 per bhori (11.664 grams); an increase of Tk 1,050. Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced the hike in a press release issued Sunday night, stating that the new rate will come into effect from Monday. According to BAJUS, the price adjustment was made in ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has officially published the Authentic English Text of the Income Tax Act, 2023 through a government gazette notification issued on October 16, 2025. The Income Tax Act, 2023 was originally enacted in Bangla, replacing the Income Tax Ordinance, 1984. Since its enactment, foreign investors and stakeholders had been urging the government to issue an ...

Top finance officials from around the world this week underscored their willingness to help rebuild the Palestinian enclave of Gaza as the World Bank and United Nations worked to finalise a new cost estimate of $70 billion. Members of the ministerial-level Development Committee that advises the World Bank and International Monetary Fund discussed the challenges involved during a meeting on ...

The inflow of remittances has recorded a year-on-year growth of 9.6 percent, reaching US$1,435 million in the first 15 days of October, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank on Thursday. During the same period last year, remittance inflow stood at $1,310 million. From July to October 15 of the current fiscal year (2025-26), expatriate Bangladeshis sent home ...

Gold prices have risen once again, setting a new record as the cost of 22-carat gold climbs to Tk 2,16,332 per bhori (11.664 grams). The price increase, announced by Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) on Tuesday, will come into effect from Wednesday. According to the official BAJUS statement, the price of 22-carat gold has gone up by Tk 2,613 per bhori, ...

The government has not increased the prices of edible oil, said Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday. The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for setting edible oil prices. “I want to make it clear to the nation through you that oil price increases are decided by the Ministry of Commerce,” he said while speaking at an event in Purbachal ...

The price of gold in Bangladesh has reached a new record, with the highest quality 22-carat gold now costing BDT 2,13,719 per bhori (11.664 grams). The increase of Tk 4,618 per bhori came following a rise in the price of refined gold in the local market. The new rates will take effect from Tuesday, October 14, according to the Bangladesh ...