Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Friday said the proposed budget of 2020-21 FY is not just a ‘traditional’ one as some economists have described it, but rather one for ‘saving lives and... Read more
The government has proposed an allocation of Tk 64,580 crore for infrastructure of communication sectors aiming to have a modern, safe and environment friendly transportation and communicati... Read more
The government has to spend Tk. 63,801 crore in interest payments, which is 11.23 percent of total national budget allocation for fiscal year 2020-21. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal disc... Read more
As the country grapples with coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday proposed an allocation of Tk29,247 crore for health services and health education sector, up... Read more
Some economists said on Thursday the proposed national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year will be almost impossible to implement as it is ‘highly ambitious and devoid of objectivity’. In their i... Read more
Aiming to ensure food security and prevent any possible food crisis in the post-corona world, the government has given the second highest priority to agriculture by proposing an allocation o... Read more
Down almost Tk 500 crore An amount of Tk 1,717 crore has been allocated for the Election Commission in the proposed national budget for 2020-21 fiscal year, down by some Tk 500 crore of the... Read more
Illegal money whitening scope was introduced for the next fiscal year 2020-21 as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal announced a plan in his budget speech in Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday. Discl... Read more
The government has allocated Tk 95,574 crore for programmes under the social safety net in the proposed national budget for the 2020-21 fiscal, with a proposal to expand the coverage of some... Read more
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said he has brought about a structural change in this year’s budget in terms of setting priorities of the government by slightly deviating from... Read more
The 2 percent incentive on remittance sending from abroad will continue in the next fiscal 2020-21. Announcing this, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal while placing national budget in the J... Read more
The government has allocated Taka 2,05,145 crore as the annual development programme (ADP) for the fiscal year (FY21) as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday placed a Taka 5,68,000... Read more
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has proposed Tk. 9,836 crore for disaster management and relief for the next fiscal 2020-21. “I propose to allocate a total of Tk 9,836 crore for the next... Read more
Budget for FY2020-21 Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday informed that investment proposals worth about US$ 20.25 billion, including $17 billion in government Economic Zones (EZs)... Read more
Finance minister A H M Mustafa Kamal in the proposed national budget for fiscal 2020-21 has set revenue target at Taka 3,78,000 crore. “Out of this, Taka 3,30,000 crore will be collected thr... Read more
The budget documents for the next fiscal year (FY21) will be available on the website of the Finance Division – www.mof.gov.bd – once Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal places it in parliame... Read more
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to unveil tomorrow the proposed budget for 2020-2021 fiscal expected to contain suggestive measures to offset COVID-19 impact on country’s economy a... Read more
Global economic growth could rebound next year — but the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to remain unchanged after a huge surge this year due to the coronavirus... Read more
Already the global leader in accumulating debt, Japan is adding nearly $2 trillion to its mountain this fiscal year with record stimulus packages to cushion the impact of coronavirus. With d... Read more
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday urged the government not to keep any provision of whitening of black money in the forthcoming national budget in the name of creating e... Read more
