National budget
What does the new budget imply for menstrual health?
Dirty toilets, too much crowd, inadequate space, lack of privacy, and lack of water and soap in the toilets were cited as the top reasons for menstruating girls missing schools.
Budget for Education: What’s the real impact on students?
The negligence of quality education is reflected in the growing youth unemployment rates.
Breaking down the FY2024-25 education budget
The budget has increased across all levels of education. On the surface, the numbers appear to align with the government’s claims about education being one of the most important sectors to invest in. While there has been an increase in the amount proposed, it simply falls short of global standards.
Changing trade policy directions is imperative now
The forthcoming FY2024-25 national budget must show that we mean business.
Another abject failure in ADP implementation
Despite repeated promises to better utilise the allocated funds for development, this fiscal year’s spending so far has been the lowest in eight years.
Why are private employees' savings being taxed?
Unlike public sector retirees, private sector employees do not get pensions
How many eggs are there in our basket?
In a highly competitive market like the egg market, one would expect prices to remain stable. They can rise, but over time.
Electrical equipment makers ignored
The proposed national budget for the next fiscal year does not address the interests of electrical equipment makers, which goes against the government’s aim of establishing Bangladesh as an industry-intensive nation, said an official.
Duty hike to destabilise elevator, escalator market
The Bangladesh Elevator Escalators and Lift Importers Association (BEELIA) yesterday demanded the withdrawal of the proposed duty on imports of elevators and escalators in the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2023-24.
Government plans to fully digitise information and services
The government is planning on digitising 80% of information and processes on government services by 2023 and 100% by 2025, as per Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in his latest proposal of the National Budget 2023-24.
No way but to unveil a restrained budget
Despite being the last budget before the next general election, the government has little scope to unveil a big spending plan for the next fiscal year owing to limited fiscal space driven by lower-than-expected revenue collection, a noted economist said.
Macroeconomic challenges that overshadow FY24 budget
The macroeconomic stability that Bangladesh's economy has enjoyed for a long time has disappeared in the face of multiple challenges – from both external and domestic sources.
Surcharge-free limit of wealth likely to rise
The government may increase the threshold of surcharge-free net wealth from the coming fiscal year 2023-24 beginning from July – a plan that is likely to reduce the pressure of tax on the upper middle-income people.
Bangladesh Budget 2022-23 for dummies
As an average millennial, what does the budget really mean to you? Terms, technicalities and jargon from the 343 chapters of the proposed budget are enough to send an average desk jockey into a tortuous-fuelled death spiral of confusion. This is why most reluctant millennials with no savings, or the capability to afford to own a home, remain unfazed by such fiscal highlights of the year. Unless, it disrupts the few pleasures they have in life.
Can local laptop and smartphone manufacturers make the most of the price increase?
We still have to wait and see how it will actually impact the market.
The youth’s perspective of the National Budget
How can they contribute to the budget without taking part in the discussions?
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.
Unnayan Shamannay launches digital budget information helpdesk
Unnayan Shamannay, a non-governmental think-tank, today launched “Digital Budget Information Helpdesk” with an aim to enhance connectivity between the people and the budget-makers.
Budget 2022-23: Better targeted social safety net
The government is committed to using the long-overdue National Household Database (NHD) from the next fiscal year to better target the social safety net programmes, in a development that can infuse dynamism in the flat scheme.