budget

Dhaka bourse’s major index hits 38-month low

The major index of the Dhaka bourse fell significantly today, the first trading day after the proposed national budget was placed in parliament on June 6

Tight budget in austere times

With an aim to restore macroeconomic stability, reduce inflation, and contain pressure on foreign currency reserves, Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is going to place a Tk 7,96,900 crore budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year tomorrow.

Next budget to be slightly expansionary

However, the minister did not respond when journalists asked how the budget could be expansionary when it will increase by only four percent compared to the current budget.

Govt sees budget surplus of Tk 11,865cr in Q1

The government saw a budget surplus of Tk 11,865 crore in the first quarter of the current FY due to lower spending

Gadgets on a budget: Things you need to know about geysers and heaters

Geysers and room heaters are not just appliances; they bring comfort and warmth to families.

Why is government support for poor going to non-poor?

Only 40 percent of social safety net budget catering to poor, vulnerable groups

Utilising Funds: Health ministry fares worst, yet again

The health ministry continues to struggle with utilisation of funds allocated in the national budget, like it did in the past few years.

Reining in inflation top priority

The government is going to unveil a Tk 7,61,785 crore budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday, setting containment of high inflation as a major target.

Raging Inflation: Not much help on the way for the poor

Even though poor people are struggling to make ends meet amid runaway inflation, the government allocation for social safety net programmes may not increase much in the next fiscal year.

June 7, 2022

Pre-budget discussion "Tarunyer Budget" held to formulate expected policy

The discussion is expected to play a positive role in formulating a youth-friendly budget.

June 5, 2022

Reaction to the current price hike: People speak up

Reeling from the recent price hike

What I failed to realise is that the price hike is a constant thing, it is steadily increasing every month or rather every week it now seems, and never coming down actually.

May 26, 2022

What You Must Do Before Going to Hajj

Hajj is one of the main rituals of Islam, and it takes tremendous physical and mental effort, as well as spiritual dedication. Because of the nature of it, like all types of pilgrimage, it can be quite challenging and requires certain preparations too. It's not a matter that can be taken lightly or suddenly decided upon. Hajj demands thorough and meticulous preparation that takes time.

May 23, 2022

4 tips to help you manage expenses during inflation

Budgeting is perhaps the single most important tool that helps us manage our money wisely during volatile economic times.

May 7, 2022

Here’s what the 2022-23 budget must address

The national budget for the next fiscal year will be the third since the start of the Covid-19 crisis in March 2020. Can we expect it to address the current realities, contexts and challenges of Bangladesh?

June 11, 2018

Why silent on troubled banks?

In a rare show of anger and frustration, some ruling party and opposition lawmakers blasted the finance minister in parliament yesterday for his complete silence on the widespread irregularities in the banking sector during his budget speech.

June 9, 2018

Why digitising our public services is so important

It is hardly a subject that is discussed in the public domain nowadays, but one recalls “Digital Bangladesh” being the centrepiece of the ruling party's electoral campaign in 2008 and onwards. The aim was to transform the bureaucracy-ridden system, making it faster, more efficient and of course less prone to graft. But such a grandiose mission, till now, remains largely unaccomplished.

June 19, 2017