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.
Cash incentive for furniture, plastic product exports
The government announces cash incentives on exports of furniture and plastic products in a bid to encourage the businesses to export more.
PM for Speakers' role in SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets to enable the countries for the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Barcelona blast Messi exit reports: They're embarrassing!
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has responded angrily to reports suggesting Lionel Messi will leave the club, insisting that the reports are "embarrassing".
Yet to see enough female-driven films: Katrina Kaif
The disparity in the remuneration of female actors versus the male actors in India, has now attracted a reaction from Katrina Kaif.
JS passes Tk 2.95 trillion budget
Parliament unanimously passes the near Tk 3 trillion budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year that has a deficit of below five percent.
Predictable yet unachievable
Writing on budget has become a challenge for me not only because so much has already been discussed, but there is barely anything original in the budget.
Fiscal transparency: Bangladesh’s progress poor, says US
Bangladesh does not make “significant progress” toward meeting requirements of fiscal transparency for 2015, report says.
Please, Mr Minister
Sitting in a factory in Guangzhou trying to order fire doors for the factories is no fun.
Budgetary allocation for people with disabilities
Jatiya Pratibandi Forum (JPF), in a press conference on Sunday, highlighted that there has not been any significant allocation for development of people with disabilities in the national budget...
Proposed duty on sugar import to go
The proposed additional customs duty on sugar import will be withdrawn says the Finance Minister AMA Muhith