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Star Interview: Betting on a leaner budget

Bangladesh’s interim government is preparing a tighter budget to rein in the fiscal deficit while boosting job creation and stabilising the economy amid mounting debt concerns.

7h ago

10 segments to get 52% of ADP

For the first time, the planning ministry has used a digital budget planning system to categorise spending based on economic codes

1d ago

10 ministries brace for budget cuts

The railway ministry, the power division, and the primary and mass education ministry will see the biggest chop.

2d ago

Interest payments, subsidies soak up almost half of budget

Interest payments and subsidies have absorbed nearly half of Bangladesh’s total budget expenditure in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, underscoring growing fiscal stress and raising concerns over public finances.

4d ago

IMF loan tranches: Agreement with IMF at last

The government has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for the fourth and fifth tranche of the $4.7 billion loan programme, putting to bed months of uncertainty over their disbursement.

5d ago

Govt’s bank borrowing target may shrink in next budget

The government is planning to significantly reduce its bank borrowing target in the upcoming fiscal year as it aims to narrow the budget deficit by scaling down the overall budget size.

6d ago

IMF loan: Deadlock broken

The government is set to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund over the exchange rate issue that has been holding up the release of the fourth and fifth tranches of the $4.7 billion loan programme soon.

1w ago

Be realistic, avert risks

In a country weighed down by high inflation, dwindling fiscal space and weak investments, now is not the time for illusions.

1w ago
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025

Star Interview: Betting on a leaner budget

Bangladesh’s interim government is preparing a tighter budget to rein in the fiscal deficit while boosting job creation and stabilising the economy amid mounting debt concerns.

May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025

10 segments to get 52% of ADP

For the first time, the planning ministry has used a digital budget planning system to categorise spending based on economic codes

May 18, 2025
May 18, 2025

10 ministries brace for budget cuts

The railway ministry, the power division, and the primary and mass education ministry will see the biggest chop.

May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025

Interest payments, subsidies soak up almost half of budget

Interest payments and subsidies have absorbed nearly half of Bangladesh’s total budget expenditure in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, underscoring growing fiscal stress and raising concerns over public finances.

May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025

IMF loan tranches: Agreement with IMF at last

The government has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for the fourth and fifth tranche of the $4.7 billion loan programme, putting to bed months of uncertainty over their disbursement.

May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025

Govt’s bank borrowing target may shrink in next budget

The government is planning to significantly reduce its bank borrowing target in the upcoming fiscal year as it aims to narrow the budget deficit by scaling down the overall budget size.

May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025

IMF loan: Deadlock broken

The government is set to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund over the exchange rate issue that has been holding up the release of the fourth and fifth tranches of the $4.7 billion loan programme soon.

May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025

Shift focus to services from infrastructure spending

Bangladesh’s approach to budgeting for health and education has come under sharp scrutiny, as decades of allocations have primarily gone towards construction. Meanwhile, the core of these sectors, service delivery, has been historically neglected.

May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025

A unique chance to reset fiscal priorities

Bangladesh’s upcoming national budget, set to be unveiled by the interim government in June, could mark a rare departure from past fiscal cycles.

May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025

Be realistic, avert risks

In a country weighed down by high inflation, dwindling fiscal space and weak investments, now is not the time for illusions.