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Revenue shortfall, banking crisis to overshadow FY27 budget funding, creating big challenges: Experts

Dhaka, June 7 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is preparing to unveil the Tk 9.38 lakh crore national budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27 on June 11, while the newly formed government faces... Read More


Experts urge boost in allocation for agriculture to ensure food security, curb inflation

, May 26 -- Economists and sector experts have urged the government to prioritize the agriculture sector in the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year FY2026-27, warning that the continued decli... Read More


Indirect 'tax traps' in budget risk widening economic inequality, warn economists

Dhaka, May 21 -- At a time when the national economy is reeling under the combined pressures of high inflation, stagnant employment, investment crunches, and massive revenue deficits, the upcoming nat... Read More


Revisiting tax barriers can revive growth of stunted pesticide industry

Dhaka, May 4 -- The development of Bangladesh's domestic pesticide industry has been stalled for a number of years now, due to significant tariff disparities and regulatory hurdles, leaving the countr... Read More


Governance crisis plagues banking sector

Dhaka, April 17 -- Bangladesh's banking sector, which should operate as the backbone of the economy, is struggling to regain its footing due to a profound lack of good governance and deepening financi... Read More


Tk 50,000cr poultry industry on brink of collapse under tax burden

Dhaka, April 10 -- Bangladesh's growing poultry industry, worth approximately Tk 50,000 crore, is facing an existential crisis due to skyrocketing production costs and heavy taxation. The recent pric... Read More