Finance Minister AMA Muhith

‘Every NID cardholder should submit tax return’

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin says at ERF event remembering AMA Muhith

Muhith's wealth doubles in 10yrs

AMA Muhith's wealth has doubled to Tk 2.28 crore in the ten years he has been the finance minister.

Muhith to quit politics

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has announced that he will retire from politics after the tenure of the incumbent government expires.

Tax returns shoot up 33pc

Tax return submissions shot up 33 percent year-on-year to 18 lakh last fiscal year, marking the highest spiral in the last decade,

Defaulted Loans: 5 state-run banks hold nearly 43pc

Bad loans at five state-owned banks totalled Tk 56,283 crore as of June, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told parliament yesterday.

Finance minister shouldn’t have said this: CEC

Announcing the possible date of the national elections was not an “appropriate act” of Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.

There's good chance JS polls will be held Dec 27

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said there was a good chance that the next parliamentary election would be held on December 27.

MPO enlistment not a good programme: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith tells parliament that the Monthly Payment Order (MPO) of the educational institutions is not a good programme as there are many forgeries in the system.

5% VAT cut on internet from July: Finance ministry

The Finance Ministry assures that value added tax (VAT) on using internet will be cut by about 5 percentage points at the end users’ level from the start of July.

June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018

Budget: Prices up, prices down

Finance Minister AMA Muhith proposes changes to duties on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices.

June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018

Muhith sets record placing 10 consecutive budgets

Finance Minister AMA Muhith becomes the first finance minister in Bangladesh history to present 10 consecutive national budgets.

June 5, 2018
June 5, 2018

Parliament enters into budget session

The last budget Session of the 10th Parliament that begins will continue till July 12.

June 4, 2018
June 4, 2018

Muhith set to place ‘Tk 468,200 cr’ mega budget Thursday

Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set to place a mega budget of around 'Tk 468,200 crore' in Parliamenton Thursdayfor the fiscal year 2018-19 amid the fast approaching national election.

May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018

Muhith makes MPO pledge

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said some more private educational institutions would be brought under the Monthly Pay Order coverage in next budget with strict conditions as he criticised the education ministry for not reforming the MPO system.

May 10, 2018
May 10, 2018

Power tariff to be hiked soon: Muhith

The government is going to increase electricity tariff soon as the cost of raw materials has gone up, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith

April 30, 2018
April 30, 2018

Next budget to be of Tk 460,000cr: Muhith

The size of national budget for 2018-19 fiscal year will be Tk 460,000 crore, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says.

April 12, 2018
April 12, 2018

No new initiative in budget in election year: Muhith

Hinting at no major change in the upcoming national budget, Finance Minister AMA Muhith says that the ongoing measures in the revenue collection will continue in the next fiscal.

April 11, 2018
April 11, 2018

Govt to consider publishing loan defaulters' names

Finance Minister AMA Muhith in parliament says the government will consider in future to publish the names, addresses and identities of the bank loan defaulters periodically.

April 10, 2018
April 10, 2018

Quota system to be re-examined after budget: Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the government will re-examine the quota system of the public service recruitment after the national budget.