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 9, 2024
June 9, 2024

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

June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024

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.

May 27, 2024
May 27, 2024

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.

January 2, 2024
January 2, 2024

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

December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

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.

June 4, 2023
June 4, 2023

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

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

May 30, 2023
May 30, 2023

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.

May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023

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.

May 24, 2023
May 24, 2023

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.

March 19, 2023
March 19, 2023

Budget FY 23-24: IMF conditions, inflation, polls 3 key issues

Three issues would be dictating the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, the last of the Awami League government’s present five-year term: the International Monetary Fund’s conditions, the persistently high inflation and next year’s national election.