Since the budget is a political process, the rules of the budgetary game are set within that continuum.

The government’s foreign debt servicing burden may rise by as much as 45 percent in the next fiscal year due to the devaluation of taka and higher utilisation of foreign loans in recent years.

Amidst the steep rise in commodity prices, and a sky-high aspiration of sustaining GDP growth, what are the major challenges of creating an effective budget for Bangladesh this year? What should we look for from the FY 23-24 budget?

The budget for the 2023-24 fiscal will be passed in parliament on June 26 while the Finance Bill will be passed on June 25

The two AI tools marked what should be Bangladesh' priority

Owners of more than one car are likely to face an environmental protection surcharge from the upcoming fiscal year as the government plans to discourage the use of vehicles in a bid to contain carbon emissions and air pollution.

Bangladesh’s economy is in its worst state in recent history, and the situation may worsen if the policymakers do not address the problems by employing the appropriate policy tools, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.

Life for those who are planning to get married in the southern side of Dhaka city is about to get a little more difficult than it usually is.

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.

In the end, was the government’s austerity stance just lip service?

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.

Bangladesh Bank has missed the train by caving in to the pressure of the finance ministry, which dictates policymaking at the central bank being driven by short-term political interests.