austerity measures
Govt to buy 261 SUVs in times of austerity
At a time when the government has undertaken austerity measures to reduce public spending, it is going to purchase 261 Sport Utility Vehicles for deputy commissioners and Upazila Nirbahi Officers ahead of the national election.
Austerity Measures: Govt misses the mark
Saved Tk 15,000cr against target of at least Tk 23,000cr last fiscal year
Tk 5,651cr haor elevated road project gets nod amid criticism
The government today approved the Tk 5,651 crore project for the 15.31-kilometre elevated road in the haor region of Kishoreganj although experts have been urging the authorities not to take up such a big project at this moment.
Power, gas to get costlier
The prices of electricity, gas and diesel are set to increase one by one as the government pulls back the subsidies in keeping with the austerity measures.
Three factors holding back economy
The interest rate cap on loans, the frequent changes to the exchange rate regime and a relaxed attitude to enforcing austerity measures are the major challenges facing Bangladesh in restoring stability in the economy.
Austerity! Load shedding on, so are these decorative lights
Strips of colourful lights adorn the lamp posts on the road divider of Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Dhaka’s Banani area, as seen on August 1, 2022.
Quick fixes will not help end Bangladesh's economic crisis
Government must listen to experts to fix long-standing problems
No austerity for dollar-guzzling power plants!
Government must stop entertaining 'capacity' payments to the plants
Govt to buy 261 SUVs in times of austerity
At a time when the government has undertaken austerity measures to reduce public spending, it is going to purchase 261 Sport Utility Vehicles for deputy commissioners and Upazila Nirbahi Officers ahead of the national election.
Austerity Measures: Govt misses the mark
Saved Tk 15,000cr against target of at least Tk 23,000cr last fiscal year
Tk 5,651cr haor elevated road project gets nod amid criticism
The government today approved the Tk 5,651 crore project for the 15.31-kilometre elevated road in the haor region of Kishoreganj although experts have been urging the authorities not to take up such a big project at this moment.
Power, gas to get costlier
The prices of electricity, gas and diesel are set to increase one by one as the government pulls back the subsidies in keeping with the austerity measures.
Three factors holding back economy
The interest rate cap on loans, the frequent changes to the exchange rate regime and a relaxed attitude to enforcing austerity measures are the major challenges facing Bangladesh in restoring stability in the economy.
Austerity! Load shedding on, so are these decorative lights
Strips of colourful lights adorn the lamp posts on the road divider of Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Dhaka’s Banani area, as seen on August 1, 2022.
Quick fixes will not help end Bangladesh's economic crisis
Government must listen to experts to fix long-standing problems
No austerity for dollar-guzzling power plants!
Government must stop entertaining 'capacity' payments to the plants