Salehuddin starts unveiling Tk 7,90,000cr budget for FY26
Bangladesh interim government finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has started placing a Tk 7,90,000 crore national budget for the fiscal year 2025鈥�26 which is 12.7 per cent of the GDP.
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Budget allocation for edu sector increased by Tk 933 crore
The budget allocation for the entire education sector increased by Tk 933 crore in the proposed national budget for the financial year 2025鈥�2026.
Budget docs to be available on Finance Division website
聽The Finance Division will publish national budget-related documents for the fiscal year 2025-26 on its official website, immediately after the budget speech concludes on Monday...
Tax-free income limit to go up
The interim government is going to increase the tax-free income limit to Tk 3,75,000 and make changes in the individual income tax payment structure in the national budget for the forthcoming financial year of 2025-26, said finance ministry officials.
Focus on human resource capacity in budget urged
Academics, researchers and rights activists on Friday said that the next national budget should focus on increasing the country鈥檚 human resource capacity to reduce import and dependency on foreign skills.
Budget being made with flawed data: discussion
Speakers in a discussion on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the preparations for the upcoming national budget with flawed assumptions of the gross domestic product made by the Awami League regime ousted by a popular uprising in the past year.
Higher budget for women, children with disabilities sought
Rights organisation Nari Unnayan Shakti has called for increased national budget allocation and the introduction of a separate budget for women and children with disabilities...
SME Foundation seeks policy support, more allocation
The SME Foundation has proposed unified 10 per cent VAT for SME sector industries and 1.0 per cent surcharge on profit gain in the upcoming national budget of FY26...
NATIONAL BUDGET FY26: Cash subsidy on exports to be slashed by Tk 1,000 crore
The government is likely to cut down on the cash incentive on exports by more than Tk 1,000 crore in the new financial year of 2025鈥�26.
FY26 budget to be announced first Monday of June
The national budget for the 2025-26 financial year will be announced on the first Monday of June instead of the traditional announcement day, the first Thursday of the month, due to the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha, a religious festival of the Muslims, Finance Division officials said...
FY26 BUDGET:聽Task force鈥檚 advice, safety net, inflation聽in focus
The national budget for the 2025-26 financial year will accommodate major recommendations made by a task force on economy to tame inflation and expand the social safety net by bringing about major changes in the public spending and...
Cultural activists demand 1pc of national budget
Cultural activists on Friday demanded that one per cent of the national budget for the financial year 2025-26 be set aside for the cultural sector.
Medium-term budgetary framework by Apr 24
The Finance Division on Wednesday asked different ministries and divisions to complete over a dozen steps by April 24 in connection with finalising the estimate of the national budget for the 2025-26 financial year...
FY26 budget: Govt to cut spending
The interim government is going to bring about major changes in the national budget by squeezing expenditure for the forthcoming financial year of 2025-26 because of resource crunches, said officials.
BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION: Secys asked to maintain transparency
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday asked secretaries of high spending ministries to ensure transparency and accountability in implementing the national budget for the forthcoming financial year 2025-26.
Budget to focus on NBR split
The proposed bifurcation of the National Board of Revenue and the future role and responsibilities of the two offices of the revenue board after the spilt are likely to get a special focus in the national budget for the forthcoming financial year of 2025-26.
WB prefers new tax measure only thru budget
Visiting World Bank vice-president Martin Raiser on Sunday said that the imposition of any new tax measure or tax expenditure should be made through the national budget...
AB Party questions parliament鈥檚 legitimacy to pass budget
Leaders of Amar Bangladesh Party asserted on Monday that the current Awami League government had no legitimate right to pass the national budget in parliament, as lawmakers were not elected by the people...
JS passes budget for FY 2024-25
The Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday passed the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget for FY25 setting a goal for achieving 6.75 per cent gross domestic product growth and...
Deplorable failure to address power policy flaws
THE likely increase in the losses of the Bangladesh Power Development Board by almost 200 per cent in 2025 suggests a deplorable absence of measures to amend the power policy, which is burdened by, among others, an abnormal level of overcapacity and an absurd capacity charge system...
NGWF demands introduction of rationing for garment workers
The National Garment Workers Federation on Monday demanded a special allocation in the proposed national budget for the financial year 2024-25 for introduction of rationing for the garment workersin Bangladesh....
Nat鈥檒 budget yet to be passed, things can be revised: finance minister
Finance minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday said that the government was considering all realistic criticism and suggestions regarding the national budget before passing it in the parliament...
Bangladesh JSD terms proposed budget as looter-friendly
The Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal on Thursday termed the proposed budget for the financial year 2024-25 as looter-friendly and said that it would increase sufferings of the ordinary people.....
TOAB demands continuation of existing VAT exemption
The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday called for continuation of existing VAT exemption on tour operator services, which is planned to be withdrawn in the proposed national budget announced on June 6...
Stocks fall below 5,200 points after three years
Dhaka stocks witnessed a big fall on Sunday, the first trading session after the announcement of the proposed national budget, as panic driven investors continued to offload shares to protect their funds amid the prolonged downward trend on the market amid...
A budget heavily dependent on loans, hardly helpful for poor
THE national budget for the 2025 financial year, which the finance minister proposed in the parliament on June 6, is high-deficit, with an aim to make up for the shortfall with resources coming from domestic borrowing, 20.2 per cent of the total outlay of Tk 7,970 billion, and foreign loans, 11.4 per cent, along with expected foreign grants of 0.5 per cent...
Black money whitening scope to promote graft: Jamiruddin
BNP senior leader Jamiruddin Sircar on Friday said that keeping the provision to legalise black money in the proposed budget amounts to 鈥榩romoting corruption鈥�.....
Govt seeks six months to curb inflation
The government has proposed the reintroduction of undisclosed money legalisation scopes in the new national budget to appease businessmen, officials...
Business leaders express mixed reactions
The country鈥檚 business leaders on Thursday expressed their mixed reactions over the proposed national budget for the financial year 2024-25 placed by the...
Education鈥檚 share of GDP keeps falling
The share of education in gross domestic product fell again after the announcement of the proposed national budget for the financial year...