Md Asaduz Zaman

Reporter at The Daily Star, covering economics, planning and agriculture sectors in Bangladesh.

Real wage growth remains negative for 41 months

Bangladesh’s real wage growth remained negative for the 41st consecutive month in June, even as the inflation rate eased to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

4d ago

Real wage growth remains negative for 41 months

Bangladesh’s average wage growth remained negative for the 41st consecutive month in June, even as the inflation rate eased to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)..Year-on-year, wage growth stood at 8.18 percen

4d ago

Panic grips NBR officials

ACC opens investigations into five more officials over alleged graft

1w ago

NBR crisis is the result of institutional egos clashing

Why should ordinary citizens bear the burden of a bureaucratic breakdown?

1w ago

Govt may scrap money whitening provision

The interim government is likely to scrap the provision that allows black money to be legalised through the purchase of apartments and land in the next fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, amid criticism from civil society groups, think tanks and watchdogs.

3w ago

Tk 141,000cr needed in June to attain tax goal

NBR faces Tk 141,000 crore June target; analysts cite target impossible

3w ago

NBR hikes advance tax on bus, truck operators up to 88%

The government proposes sharply increased commercial vehicle tax; operators warn of rising prices.

4w ago

Electric vehicle makers get VAT, duty waivers

In a bid to accelerate the shift to cleaner transport and promote domestic manufacturing, the interim government plans to roll out a series of tax benefits focusing on electric vehicles, including electric bicycles (e-bikes), and lithium and graphene batteries.

1m ago
July 10, 2025
July 10, 2025

Real wage growth remains negative for 41 months

Bangladesh’s real wage growth remained negative for the 41st consecutive month in June, even as the inflation rate eased to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025

Real wage growth remains negative for 41 months

Bangladesh’s average wage growth remained negative for the 41st consecutive month in June, even as the inflation rate eased to its lowest level in nearly three years, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)..Year-on-year, wage growth stood at 8.18 percen

July 4, 2025
July 4, 2025

Panic grips NBR officials

ACC opens investigations into five more officials over alleged graft

June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025

NBR crisis is the result of institutional egos clashing

Why should ordinary citizens bear the burden of a bureaucratic breakdown?

June 22, 2025
June 22, 2025

Govt may scrap money whitening provision

The interim government is likely to scrap the provision that allows black money to be legalised through the purchase of apartments and land in the next fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, amid criticism from civil society groups, think tanks and watchdogs.

June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025

Tk 141,000cr needed in June to attain tax goal

NBR faces Tk 141,000 crore June target; analysts cite target impossible

June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025

NBR hikes advance tax on bus, truck operators up to 88%

The government proposes sharply increased commercial vehicle tax; operators warn of rising prices.

June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025

Electric vehicle makers get VAT, duty waivers

In a bid to accelerate the shift to cleaner transport and promote domestic manufacturing, the interim government plans to roll out a series of tax benefits focusing on electric vehicles, including electric bicycles (e-bikes), and lithium and graphene batteries.

June 4, 2025
June 4, 2025

Businesses decry turnover tax hike

The interim government’s proposal to raise the turnover tax from 0.6 percent to 1 percent from the next fiscal year has sparked an outcry among business leaders, who said the measure could deal a fresh blow to firms already struggling to stay afloat.

June 3, 2025
June 3, 2025

No immediate tax relief despite inflation woes

Tax rates on income will remain the same as in fiscal 2024-25