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Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal, addressing at Annual Conference-2019 of Janata Bank Limited at a auditorium in the city on Wednesday as chief guest. Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir, Luna Shamsuddoha, Chairman and Md. Abdus Salam Azad, Managing Director of Janata Bank were also present.

14 Mar 2019, 12:00 am0

Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal, addressing at Annual Conference-2019 of Janata Bank Limited at a auditorium in the city on Wednesday as chief guest. Bangladesh Bank Governor Fazle Kabir, Luna Shamsuddoha, Chairman and Md. Abdus Salam Azad, Managing

NBR tax proposal frustrates anti-tobacco activists

Economic Reporter :National Board of Revenue (NBR) suggested for upcoming budget not to change the tax on high and premium tire cigarettes and smokeless tobaccos like gul and zarda. Such a proposal awfully goes against the public health, say anti-tobacco activists. To the rights groups, per capita income has increased by 9.27 percent in current year than previous. In such condition, keeping the tobacco product prices unchanged will make the products more available to the consumers.Moreover, if the VAT rate...

29 May 2017, 12:00 am