Trump says will 鈥榯ake a look鈥� at deporting Musk
US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he could consider deporting Elon Musk, after the South African-born billionaire slammed his flagship spending bill...
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87,000 applications of MPO teachers, employees pending
The backlog of retirement benefits release for teachers and employees of educational institutions under the monthly pay order scheme is increasing during the interim government鈥檚 tenure...
Govt should increase education spending to improve quality
THE education sector continues to remain neglected in the percentage of both the total budget outlay and the gross domestic product although the allocation has begun to increase in recent years in terms of amount. A paper on the education budget that Campaign for Popular Education presented at a press conference in Dhaka on March 24, says that the allocation for...
PUBLIC SPENDING: Luxury the nation can鈥檛 afford
THE bureaucratic system is plagued with excessive red tape, which manifests through ineffective procedures and corruption, resulting in overspending on civil service that ultimately limits economic performance. Overlapping regulations and insufficient coordination between government bodies make the process to complete business registrations...
Trade deficit narrows to $6.63b in July-Oct
The country鈥檚 trade deficit narrowed slightly in the July-October period of the 2024-25 financial year compared with that in the same period of FY24...
US Black Friday online spending put at record $10.8b
American consumers spent a record $10.8 billion online during 鈥楤lack Friday鈥� promotions, with many using artificial intelligence tools to find the best deals, Adobe Analytics announced Saturday...
Overspending on civil administration
FOLLOWING the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime in August, one challenge Bangladesh faces as it moves forward is the sheer size and untenable budget of the Bangladesh Civil Service. The budget for the financial year 2023鈥�2024 reveals that 22 per cent of our national budget goes into public administration, which is a clear marker of the...
US economic growth slows to 1.6pc in Q1
The US聽economy聽grew less than anticipated in the first three months of 2024, according to government data released Thursday, as consumer spending and exports decelerated...