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Foreign loans to cover 64pc of budget deficit
Foreign loans to cover 64pc of budget deficit

Foreign loans to cover 64pc of budget deficit

Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has set a target of increasing borrowing from foreign sources to cover the deficit between income and expenditure in the new fiscal year. Under the budget plan, net foreign borrowing will be nearly double what was received in the last fiscal year.

Tk2,188 crore proposed for Law and Justice Division
Tk2,188 crore proposed for Law and Justice Division

Tk2,188 crore proposed for Law and Justice Division

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today proposed allocating Tk2,188 crore for the Law and Justice Division for fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027, which is Tk28 crore higher than the allocation in the revised budget in FY 2025-2026.

Black money can be made white, can't be questioned
Black money can be made white, can't be questioned

Black money can be made white, can't be questioned

The new BNP government has included an opportunity to legalize undisclosed income in the proposed budget, just like the previous political government. At the same time, a provision has been made so that no one can raise questions about the source of this money. Although various quarters have said that such an opportunity should not be allowed, a provision has finally been made in the finance bill for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27.

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