National budget FY 23-24

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.

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

Tk 100 crore to be allocated for skill development of youth and women

The finance minister presented the new budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in the parliament on Thursday.

Gold carrying limit for travellers to be halved, taxes to rise

The government proposed going for making the Baggage Rules 2016 stricter, lower the limit for the travellers in case of bringing in gold bar or gold pieces and impose higher taxes.

Imported software likely to get costlier

The prices of imported software are set to increase after Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed to increase the import duty from 5% to 25% on imported software in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year 2023-24.

Universal pension scheme to be rolled out in FY24

The government plans to roll out the universal pension scheme in the coming fiscal year.

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

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Tk 100 crore to be allocated for skill development of youth and women

The finance minister presented the new budget for the fiscal year 2023-2024 in the parliament on Thursday.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Gold carrying limit for travellers to be halved, taxes to rise

The government proposed going for making the Baggage Rules 2016 stricter, lower the limit for the travellers in case of bringing in gold bar or gold pieces and impose higher taxes.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Imported software likely to get costlier

The prices of imported software are set to increase after Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed to increase the import duty from 5% to 25% on imported software in the proposed budget for the next fiscal year 2023-24.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Universal pension scheme to be rolled out in FY24

The government plans to roll out the universal pension scheme in the coming fiscal year.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Phones, sweets, cigarettes, microwaves: What’s cheaper, what’s costlier

While placing the proposed national budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year today, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed changes to duties on different products, which will result in increase and decrease in their prices