Rights activists warn that this rollback threatens to reverse progress and stall efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
If you're planning to import cheap lipstick into Bangladesh anytime soon, think again. The country's interim government, in its latest budget, has quietly declared war on undervalued imports with a series of oddly specific tweaks to customs rules. Among the victims: chocolate bars, lipsticks, eye shadow, and -- wait for it -- inflatable toys.
The liquidity crisis in the sector worsened significantly in 2024, with only 57 percent of insurance claims being settled,
The budget for FY26 has drawn strong criticism from business leaders who say it lacks a clear roadmap for improving the investment climate, bolstering industrial competitiveness, and implementing overdue reforms in the banking sector.
Around a dozen banks are currently struggling to repay depositors, eroding public trust
The positive objectives laid out in the proposed national budget for fiscal 2025–26 are not backed by measures, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
Here’s to hoping that the interim government initiates targeted and critical reforms in FY2026 to improve budget implementation
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has offered both empathy and arithmetic in his budget speech, laying out a vision that puts people, not just projects, at the heart of economic policy.
Rights activists warn that this rollback threatens to reverse progress and stall efforts toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday described the budget for the new fiscal year as “realistic, implementable, and pragmatic”, saying it aims to stabilise the economy.
If you're planning to import cheap lipstick into Bangladesh anytime soon, think again. The country's interim government, in its latest budget, has quietly declared war on undervalued imports with a series of oddly specific tweaks to customs rules. Among the victims: chocolate bars, lipsticks, eye shadow, and -- wait for it -- inflatable toys.
The positive objectives laid out in the proposed national budget for fiscal 2025–26 are not backed by measures, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue.
The liquidity crisis in the sector worsened significantly in 2024, with only 57 percent of insurance claims being settled,
Around a dozen banks are currently struggling to repay depositors, eroding public trust
Here’s to hoping that the interim government initiates targeted and critical reforms in FY2026 to improve budget implementation
Despite high hopes, the budget did not introduce any new initiatives aimed at improving migrant workers' welfare, standard of living, healthcare, or security
In a historic move, Bangladesh’s national budget has, for the first time, pledged institutional recognition for women’s unpaid and unacknowledged caregiving and household work.
