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Budget 2026: Bangladesh eyes 6% increase in government spending

Dhaka, June 2 -- The interim government has proposed a Tk 7.9 trillion budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, reflecting a 6.18 percent increase from the revised budget for the outgoing financial year. ... Read More


'Not encouraging': Education budget disappoints experts

Dhaka, June 2 -- In the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, allocations for the education and technology sectors have decreased slightly in proportion to the GDP. Educationists have termed ... Read More


Elderly, widow, disabled allowances to rise in FY26

Dhaka, June 2 -- The 2025-26 budget proposes higher monthly payments for elderly citizens, widows, abused women, people with disabilities and recipients of the mother-and-child support programme. Fin... Read More


Beauty on a budget? Not anymore as Bangladesh hikes customs values for cosmetics

Dhaka, June 2 -- In the proposed national budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the government has raised the minimum customs value on a wide range of beauty products, including lipstick, foundation, m... Read More


Tax proof waived for 12 services including credit cards, only TIN certificate will do

Dhaka, June 2 -- In a shift from previous requirements, the government has relaxed rules that mandated submission of tax returns for 45 specific services. Under the proposed 2025-26 fiscal budget ann... Read More


Budget FY26: Govt proposes Tk 2bn for blue economy research

Dhaka, June 2 -- The proposed Tk 7.9 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 includes a plan to allocate Tk 2 billion for research to harness the potential of the blue economy. In his budget spee... Read More


Bangladesh to break tradition with 55th off-parliament budget

Dhaka, June 2 -- From Tajuddin Ahmad's Tk 7.86 billion budget in a war-ravaged 1972 to a proposed Tk 7.9 trillion in 2025, Bangladesh's economic journey enters its 55th chapter, as Salehuddin Ahmed pr... Read More


Bangladesh to break tradition with 54th off-parliament budget

Dhaka, June 2 -- From Tajuddin Ahmad's Tk 7.86 billion budget in a war-ravaged 1972 to a proposed Tk 7.9 trillion in 2025, Bangladesh's economic journey enters its 54th chapter, as Salehuddin Ahmed pr... Read More


'Special benefits' for government employees to increase

Dhaka, June 2 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has not made any clear statements on a dearness allowance for government workers, but has proposed an increase in the "special benefits" they are enti... Read More


'Against reform agenda': TIB blasts govt over black money legalisation scheme

Dhaka, June 2 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has poured scorn on the interim government's decision to leave scope for the legalisation of black money in the proposed national budget fo... Read More