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The proposed budget remains 1.53% of GDP, below the 4-6% suggested by the Education 2030 Framework for Action recommended by the Unesco ...
অর্থ উপদেষ্টা ড. সালেহউদ্দিন আহমেদ বাজেট বক্তব্যে বলেছেন, অন্তর্বর্তী সরকারের অন্যতম লক্ষ্য হলো একটি অবাধ ও নিরপেক্ষ নির্বাচনের মাধ্যমে জনগণের ভোটাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠা করা এবং গণতান্ত্রিক সরকারের হাতে ক্ষম ...
The government’s efforts to control inflation, enhance productivity, and maintain external sector resilience will be critical for ensuring macroeconomic stability.
To reduce poverty and social inequality, and improve the standard of living of the poor, marginalised, and vulnerable, we have prioritised expanding coverage and per capita allocation in this year’s ...
In a joint response, PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) stated that the decision to ...
The claim of money laundering was propagated on social media using the two confusing news headlines on the issue from two mainstream news outlets, Kaler Kantho and Bangladeshi Pratidin.
The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) will begin issuing clearance cards from six districts, with plans to gradually expand the service nationwide in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 ...
The government intends to borrow Tk96,000 crore from foreign sources in FY26, which is down from the revised target of Tk1.04 lakh crore in FY25 ...
"The amount of subsidies given in the power sector is currently around 1% of GDP, which is very high," says Salehuddin Ahmed ...
The finance ministry projects Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves to climb to $34 billion in the upcoming fiscal year. This marks a significant increase from the current reserve level of $26.7 ...
The finance adviser, however, did not mention exactly how much the benefit could be increased. At present, government employees enjoy a special benefit of 5% of their basic salary ...
A separate Tk100 crore youth entrepreneurship fund is also being established for the first time, Salehuddin says ...