Badiul Alam Majumdar

Four habits appear to have been defining budget-making in Bangladesh for decades, regardless of who headed the finance ministry.

To paraphrase the famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, the source of true power for a nation is the ability to get your way without having to resort to violence.

In the era (2000-2015) of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Bangladesh had achieved outstanding success in both poverty eradication and human development.