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Chronology of national budget
Chronology of national budget

Chronology of national budget

Today, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury will present the national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27. This will be the country's 55th budget and the first budget of the government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

Despite being silent to save lives, personal attacks continues: Mahfuz Alam
Despite being silent to save lives, personal attacks continues: Mahfuz Alam

Despite being silent to save lives, personal attacks continues: Mahfuz Alam

Former Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuz Alam has said he was politically sidelined within the interim government due to ideological differences, adding that while he remained silent to protect his life and dignity, personal attacks against him have not stopped.

Budget briefcase: a bag's two-century journey
Budget briefcase: a bag's two-century journey

Budget briefcase: a bag's two-century journey

Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury will present the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year in the National Parliament on Thursday. The briefcase in his hand will be in the center of all the lights that day. Does the budget worth lakhs of crores of taka really reside in that bag? No, it doesn't. It contains draft speeches, tax and duty proposals, and economic guidance documents. But this bag is not just a bag — it has a history of almost two centuries.

Bangladesh's per capita income crosses $3,000 for first time
Bangladesh's per capita income crosses $3,000 for first time

Bangladesh's per capita income crosses $3,000 for first time

For the first time in the country's history, Bangladesh's per capita income rose to Tk3,68,873, equivalent to $3,020, in the outgoing FY2025-26, according to provisional estimates of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released today (10 June).

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