bangladesh budget

Bangladesh must improve transparency and openness of its budget process

Given Bangladesh's performance in Open Budget Survey 2023, there is room for improvement in the country's budget process.

Chronology of Bangladesh's National Budget: From 1972-73 to 2023-24

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will place the national budget for the fiscal year (2024-2025) at the Jatiya Sangsad this afternoon

Govt sets $110 billion export earnings for FY27 

The government has set a target to export goods and services worth $110 billion in the fiscal year of 2026-27, which is double the earnings recorded in the last financial year

Next budget to see marginal hike as austerity measures linger

This will be the first meeting of the council since the new government took office after the January 7 parliamentary elections. Thus, it is the maiden meeting for the new finance minister on the budget and the overall macroeconomic situation.

'Proposed budget unscientific, non-political, bureaucratic'

CPD Distinguished Fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya says

Budget lacks tools to contain inflation

The measures taken in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year have failed to address the most difficult challenge of containing inflation, and as a result, the suffering of common people will increase further, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.

High Inflation: Worrying but under control

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that though he is worried about the elevated level of consumer prices, the situation is still under the government’s control.

Budget has no reflection of people’s sufferings

An underwhelming budget at a time of overwhelming crisis

Remittances slide 10.27% in May

The reserves stood at $29.91 billion today in contrast to $42.20 billion during the same period a year ago.

November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024

Bangladesh must improve transparency and openness of its budget process

Given Bangladesh's performance in Open Budget Survey 2023, there is room for improvement in the country's budget process.

June 6, 2024
June 6, 2024

Chronology of Bangladesh's National Budget: From 1972-73 to 2023-24

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will place the national budget for the fiscal year (2024-2025) at the Jatiya Sangsad this afternoon

May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024

Govt sets $110 billion export earnings for FY27 

The government has set a target to export goods and services worth $110 billion in the fiscal year of 2026-27, which is double the earnings recorded in the last financial year

April 4, 2024
April 4, 2024

Next budget to see marginal hike as austerity measures linger

This will be the first meeting of the council since the new government took office after the January 7 parliamentary elections. Thus, it is the maiden meeting for the new finance minister on the budget and the overall macroeconomic situation.

June 18, 2023
June 18, 2023

'Proposed budget unscientific, non-political, bureaucratic'

CPD Distinguished Fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya says

June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

High Inflation: Worrying but under control

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday said that though he is worried about the elevated level of consumer prices, the situation is still under the government’s control.

June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023

Budget lacks tools to contain inflation

The measures taken in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year have failed to address the most difficult challenge of containing inflation, and as a result, the suffering of common people will increase further, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Budget has no reflection of people’s sufferings

An underwhelming budget at a time of overwhelming crisis

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Remittances slide 10.27% in May

The reserves stood at $29.91 billion today in contrast to $42.20 billion during the same period a year ago.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

1.49 crore Bangladeshi expats work in 176 countries

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in his budget speech revealed that more than 1.49 crore Bangladeshi workers are working in 176 countries across the world