Dhaka, March 8 -- The government has spent Tk 186,286 crore on the operating budget during the first half of the current 2024-2025 fiscal year, representing 36.7 percent of the total allocation.

This is an increase from the 31.2 percent utilisation rate recorded during the same period of the previous fiscal year (FY24).

The latest Monthly Fiscal Report published by the Finance Division highlights that a significant portion of this expenditure has been directed towards interest payments, public order and safety, and subsidies.

Interest payments have claimed one of the largest shares, amounting to Tk 62,560 crore, while Tk 35,589 crore has been allocated for subsidies. Together, these two categories account for over half of the total ope...