Bangladesh National Budget 2024-2025

Dr Fahmida Khatun. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

Budget lacks measures to tame inflation, boost food supply: Fahmida Khatun

Formulating policies based on incorrect data raises questions about GDP growth figures, she says

Jyoti Rahman. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Questions being raised about govt data after errors found in export numbers: Jyoti Rahman

TBS Illustration
Bangladesh

Ban on foreign travel, car purchases for govt employees continues

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the cabinet meeting at her office on Monday (1 July). Photo: PID
Bangladesh

PM directs all to implement budget with transparency

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Budget

Tk7.97 lakh crore budget for FY2024-25 passed in Jatiya Sangsad

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina takes part in the discussion on the proposed budget in parliament on Saturday (29 June). Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

'More load shedding in Gulshan, Baridhara instead of villages to remind them electricity didn't come from sky': PM

Mohammad Shahazadul Alam Khan. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Budget walks tightrope of deficit financing and interest rate control

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif. File Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

It's impossible to buy cow worth crore, goat worth 15 lakh with legitimate income: AL leader Hanif

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Bangladesh

Environment, climate 'actual allocation' decreases by 2.35% in proposed budget: Change Initiative

Economic zones investors' plan go haywire as tax holiday ends, import duty imposed
Economy

Economic zones investors' plan go haywire as tax holiday ends, import duty imposed

Jamalpur-1 (Bakshiganj-Dewanganj) Member of Parliament Noor Mohammed. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Lawmaker opposes proposed duty on car imports of new MPs

AmCham urges collaborative measures to tackle inflation, boost GDP growth
Budget

AmCham urges collaborative measures to tackle inflation, boost GDP growth

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Sketch: TBS
Economy

Proposed budget lacks crucial reforms amid crisis: Debapriya