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BARVIDA has urged the Bangladesh government to withdraw the ban on reconditioned and used EV imports, proposing a regulated framework to make EVs affordable for middle-class consumers.
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Battery-run rickshaws face intense public backlash in Bangladesh, but columnist Syed Muhammed Showaib argues poor regulation, not the vehicles themselves, is the real problem.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's economic malaise reflects a multidimensional plunder economy where extortion, bank looting, political patronage and capital flight reinforce each other, argues economist Abdullah A Dewan.
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⚡ Breaking Industry leaders at a Daily Star discussion blamed political patronage, regulatory forbearance and wilful defaulter impunity for Bangladesh's record Tk 6 lakh crore NPLs.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh's draft policy on state asset privatisation offers a 7% bid advantage to unsolicited investors, with 44 state-owned enterprises lined up for transfer, lease or sale.
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Bangladesh Bank has ordered Commerce Bank to take action against 13 officials for irregular withdrawal of Tk 4 crore from the bank's funds in the name of deposit mobilisation incentives.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh Parliament repealed Section 18A of Bank Resolution Act, which allowed former bank owners to buy back ownership at 7.5% upfront. No applications received since enactment. Finance Minister Khosru moved the amendment.
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BSEC considers extended audit rule for IPO issuers in Bangladesh, requiring physical verification of assets and bank transactions to protect public interest and prevent capital formation mismatches.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh targets 20% electricity from renewables by 2030 and 30% by 2040, with rooftop solar contributing 5,500MW. Rampal coal unit replaced with 460MW solar project to protect Sundarbans.
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⚡ Breaking Finance Minister Amir Khosru promises no tax harassment, vows to consult taxpayers for business-friendly tax system. NBR instructed to focus on outstanding dues recovery and pending case settlements.
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⚡ Breaking Bangladesh government outlines 3-phase energy crisis plan: some relief by 2027, more by 2028, crisis-free by 2030. Includes 150 new gas wells, 2 new FSRUs, and 4,000MW from furnace oil plants.
⚖️ Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh taxpayers must report 9 types of lifestyle expenses in income tax returns using form IT-11GA (2023). NBR uses this to verify consistency between declared income and actual lifestyle spending.