Budgetary allocation

High time the government got its priorities right

Low allocations for sectors that ensure people’s well-being, such as health, education, agriculture and social safety protection, is unacceptable

Our social safety net budget is neither equitable nor efficient

How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?

More edu institutions to come under MPO: Dipu Moni 

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today (June 10, 2022) expressed hope that the ministry would be able to publish the new list of educational institutions which will be brought under the monthly payment order (MPO) scheme within a week.

Supplementary budget passed in the Parliament

The Jatiya Sangsad today passes the supplementary budget of Taka 15,339 crore, 82 lakh and 50 thousand for the 2017-18 fiscal to meet the increased expenditures under different ministries and divisions.

Editorial / Implementing the gender budget

TK 92,765 crore has been set aside as the 'gender budget' in the next fiscal for the development of women. However, we are not clear as

Budget for Education / Too inadequate to raise quality

If you walk through an alley in any neighbourhood in the capital, you would see kindergartens and private primary schools swarming the area with each and every one of them boasting of their high standard.

Editorial / Education budget lamentable

It is no wonder that Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is lamenting the poor budgetary allocation for his ministry, with only Tk. 4000 crore allocated for educational development purposes, while other ministries have been given Tk. 16,000 crore to realise their development objectives.

MACRO MIRROR: BUDGET FY2015-16 / 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.

Editorial / 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...

January 26, 2024
January 26, 2024

High time the government got its priorities right

Low allocations for sectors that ensure people’s well-being, such as health, education, agriculture and social safety protection, is unacceptable

July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023

Our social safety net budget is neither equitable nor efficient

How does the social protection budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year fare when analysed through the lenses of equity and efficiency?

June 10, 2022
June 10, 2022

More edu institutions to come under MPO: Dipu Moni 

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni today (June 10, 2022) expressed hope that the ministry would be able to publish the new list of educational institutions which will be brought under the monthly payment order (MPO) scheme within a week.

June 11, 2018
June 11, 2018

Supplementary budget passed in the Parliament

The Jatiya Sangsad today passes the supplementary budget of Taka 15,339 crore, 82 lakh and 50 thousand for the 2017-18 fiscal to meet the increased expenditures under different ministries and divisions.

June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016

Implementing the gender budget

TK 92,765 crore has been set aside as the 'gender budget' in the next fiscal for the development of women. However, we are not clear as

May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016

Too inadequate to raise quality

If you walk through an alley in any neighbourhood in the capital, you would see kindergartens and private primary schools swarming the area with each and every one of them boasting of their high standard.

June 30, 2015
June 30, 2015

Education budget lamentable

It is no wonder that Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid is lamenting the poor budgetary allocation for his ministry, with only Tk. 4000 crore allocated for educational development purposes, while other ministries have been given Tk. 16,000 crore to realise their development objectives.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

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.

June 9, 2015
June 9, 2015

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...