Dhaka May 27, 2026, 1:04 am
Budget plan for FY25 proposes withdrawal of the VAT benefit
Speakers said this at a human chain and rally organised by nine civic and development organisations in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka today
The proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year exceeds Tk8 lakh crore
The 2024-25 national budget proposes hikes in duties and value-added tax (VAT) on various products and services,
The total ADP for FY 2024-2025 is Tk 278,288.91 crore
This budget for FY25 will be the maiden budget of incumbent FM Mahmood Ali
Public expenditure in BD one of the lowest in South Asia region
A proposal of Tk38,052 crore allocation was placed for the health sector for the 2023-24 fiscal year
Global Foresight Leaders Gather in Bangladesh for the 4th Foresight4Food Workshop
The bloc praises govt efforts on certain social welfare initiatives
The poor and lower income people were hit hard by the hike in price of rice, as the coarse variant experienced a hike of 30% to Tk52 on May 19 this year
Foreign exchange reserves to foreign debt plummeted to 21.7Z% at the end of 2023 from 35% in 2022 and 50.7% in 2021
Bangladeshi expats sent $2.25b in the last month
Economists said amid high inflation, the country’s people are already suffering a lot and bearing the brunt of price hike of essential commodities, and the latest hike will just exacerbate their sufferings
The Finance Ministry has highlighted low revenue collection as a major obstacle to effective debt management, restricting the government's ability to invest in infrastructure and development projects
BGMEA president S.M. Mannan (Kochi) made this proposal while addressing a view-exchange meeting with the journalists at a city hotel
NAP estimates an investment of USD230b for adaptation till 2050
An inflation target of 6% was set for the current fiscal year, but in reality inflation averaged 9.72% from July to April of FY24
This marks the fourth adjustment of fuel prices as part of the government's automated pricing system, which aligns local fuel prices with international market rates.
Receipts rise 10% year-on-year in the fiscal year to date
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