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Padma Bridge collects Tk 2.5 cr toll in 24-hrs
Staff Correspondent: 2 crore 55 lakhs 4 thousand 300 taka toll has been collected at Padma Bridge in 24 hours, this toll is collected from 12:00 PM on Sunday to 11:59 PM on Monday.Yesterday morning, the Additional Director of Padma Setu Amirul Haider Chowdhury confirmed the matter in the media…
Read More »ADP size to be decreased in next budget
Mahfuja Mukul: Due to various reasons, the size of the Annual Development Program (ADP) for the next financial year 2023-24 is not increasing. Sources related to the budget said that it can be increased by only Tk 17,000 crore from the current financial year to Tk 263,000 crore.According to sources,…
Read More »Controlling inflation to be main challenge in next budget
Bunch of proposals given by ministries Mahfuja Mukul: Various ministries and government departments have asked to take necessary steps to stabilize inflation and currency exchange rates in the next budget to deal with the global economic crisis.It has also warned about excessive spending on subsidies. Besides, emphasis is said to…
Read More »Cost of Padma Bridge in creased by Tk 2412 cr
Staff Correspondent: Due to various reasons including the duration of one year, the cost of ‘Padma multipurpose bridge construction’ project has been increased by Tk 2 thousand 412 crore 13 lakh. The cost of the last Padma Setu project was Tk 30,193.39 crore. In the new third revised proposal, the…
Read More »Festive mood during recession economy
Mahfuja Mukul: After much recession, the economy has become stronger due to Ramadan, Pahela Baisakh and Eid. Remittances in March crossed $2 billion.On the other hand, the national and local government elections are held this year. As a result, candidates are also spending money. Due to these reasons, the flow…
Read More »Living cost doubled in 6-yrs
Income also doubled by Tk 32,422 monthly Staff Correspondent: The average monthly expenditure of a householder (family) in the country is Tk 31,500. In 2016 which was Tk 15,715. As such, the cost has doubled in the span of only 6 years.In the span of six years, the economic capacity…
Read More »High ambitious election budget coming for Tk 7.60 tr
Deficit projected Tk 2.60 trillion Mahfuja Mukul: According to the Finance Department, inflation will not come down much in the coming financial year. As a result, the main challenge is inflation control. And there will be two major pressures on the government’s operating expenses.They are – Subsidy and Interest Expenditure.…
Read More »Dollar crisis to be increased next year
Inflation to be 8.60 percent Mahfuz Emran: The dollar crisis may be increased in the coming days as the export earnings declining every month. Though the remittance inflow increased in April due to the Eid festival but the overall situation has not improved.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has kept the…
Read More »Per capita caloric intakeincreased in last 6-yrs: BBS
Industry Desk: The daily per capita calorie intake has increased to 2,393 kcal, which was 2,210.4 kcal per day in 2016.The preliminary report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Household Income Expenditure Survey (HIES) has revealed that calorie intake has increased by 182.6 kilocalories per day in six years.According…
Read More »High growth election budget coming ahead
Farhad Chowdhury: According to the Finance Department, inflation will not come down much in the coming financial year. As a result, the main challenge is inflation control. And there will be two major pressures on the government’s operating expenses. They are – Subsidy and Interest Expenditure. Besides, there are International…
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