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.
Tax office to be set up at upazila level: Muhith
The government undertakes initiative to set up tax office at the upazila level across the country, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith tells parliament.
Salary of govt staff as per new pay scale from Jan 1
The government employees may draw their salary as per the new pay scale from January 1 next year which has been made effective from July1 this year, finance minister AMA Muhith says.
PM leaves for Amsterdam
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Amsterdam on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
Foreign missions’ red alerts excesses: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith describes the alerts issued by different diplomatic missions in Dhaka after the murder of the two foreign nationals as excesses.
WB official meets Muhith, talks $1.9bn financing
A senior World Bank official has met Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Peru and discussed a new financing scheme of $1.9 billion.
HC stops VAT on English medium students for 6 months
The High Court stays for six months a government decision that imposed 7.5 percent VAT on tuition fees of English medium students.
Public university teachers’ pay to get reviewed
Government forms cabinet committee to review pay structure of public university teachers after months of protests. The teachers have been terming the latest pay structure "disgraceful and discriminatory".
Govt may review VAT on tuition fees: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith softens his position about the VAT on private universities’ tuition fees saying the government may review the decision.
Daylong traffic chaos stops Dhaka
Dhaka city dwellers suffer immensely as the agitating students blocked several key points in Rampura, Mohakhali, Baridhara, Dhanmondi and other areas causing severe traffic congestion in the capital.
#NoVatOnEducation
Online activism proved its strength, where students who couldn’t be on the streets showed their support online, through the social platforms.