Dhaka May 25, 2025, 11:59 am
With an apprehension that Covid-19 can spread further anytime, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal proposed Tk 5,000 crore as block allocation in the next fiscal year to implement the emergency measures to combat the pandemic
Agriculture, food and fisheries sectors will receive an allocation of Tk 33,698 crore for fiscal year 2022-2023 which was Tk 24,345 crore in outgoing fiscal year 2021-2022
The title of the budget for the next fiscal year is “Return to the Path of Development; Leaving the COVID-19 Behind”
The ambassador was speaking at "DCAB Talk" at Jatiya Press Club organized by Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB)
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to sharp spikes in food and fuel prices, compounding global economic woes, especially for developing economies that have been struggling more than richer ones to recover from the COVID-19
The team has showed that the MRT-5 route will require $4.04 billion as its construction cost and $1.01 billion as indirect cost, including the costs of environmental management, engineering services and project management
Inflation, volatility in the foreign exchange market, a surge in imports, and negative growth in remittances as the biggest challenges in Bangladesh’s economy now
The new price will be effective from June
State-owned banks bear the brunt of default loans the most, at 20 percent, while private banks account for 5.84 percent, foreign banks 4.53 percent and specialised banks for 12 percent
CPD made the observations in its Independent Review of Bangladesh's Development (IRBD) report, titled "State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY21-22"
The national estimate of the “new poor” remains high at 18.54 percent in May 2022, it reveals
Fitch Solutions cuts forecast for FY23 due to myriad headwinds from inside, outside
Sending workers resumes this month, minister says after signing JWG-meeting minutes
Cabinet purchase body gives nod to 17 proposals
He told reporters while briefing about the outcomes of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) meeting on Wednesday
They also recommended to the government to hold mass participation and take their opinion to design an effective and sustainable pension scheme
Bangladesh Bank set an inter-bank exchange of US dollar at Tk 89 for international trade to curb currency volatility. The rate is Tk 1.10 higher from the existing one
About 50 lakh TIN holders will get an opportunity to submit their tax returns without any penalty
The small loan will be given to any person having 2.5 decimal to 5 decimal of lands after considering him/her as a small farmer
Government considers these systems as alternatives to SWIFT to save dollars
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