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Budget overlooks banking, power, job loss: Nahid
6+ hour, 13+ min ago (115+ words) The Financial Express Budget overlooks banking, power, job loss: Nahid Saturday, 13 June 2026 National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has said the budget proposed by the BNP government lacks initiatives to address the fragility of the banking sector, the energy…...
Budget to create scopes for looting, corruption, says Jamaat
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (842+ words) Bangladesh Jamaat-e- Islami, in its post-budget reactions, has said the proposed budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027 will create scopes for looting and corruption. The party also said the budget is not implementable because of its large deficit, debt-dependent financing,…...
GDP growth to be 4. 6pc in FY27: WB
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (627+ words) The World Bank has revised Bangladesh's growth prospect into down trajectory as it forecast the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 4. 6 per cent in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2026-27. It has also downgraded Bangladesh's GDP growth projection for the outgoing…...
Inflation remains biggest challenge
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (134+ words) FE REPORT | June 12, 2026 00: 00: 00 The government has identified persistent inflation as the country's most pressing economic challenge, pledging a combination of fiscal and monetary measures to bring price pressures under control and ease the burden on households in the next fiscal…...
The risks behind the baseline
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (860+ words) Every budget rests on a macroeconomic narrative. The FY27 budget assumes that stabilisation will give way to recovery, growth will accelerate, inflation will decline, revenues will rise sharply, and the fiscal deficit will remain broadly contained. None of these assumptions is…...
Economists warn of risks
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (766+ words) Eminent economists have described the proposed national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 as 'highly ambitious', warning that financing constraints and weak implementation capacity could pose significant challenges for the newly formed government. They cautioned that failure to mobilise adequate revenue…...
Vegetables, fish prices surge in Chandpur after Eid
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (517+ words) OUR CORRESPONDENT | June 11, 2026 00: 00: 00 CHANDPUR, June 10: Prices of vegetables and local fish species remain high in Chandpur's markets even after Eid despite an adequate supply of goods, causing concern among low-income consumers. However, the prices of broiler chicken and Sonali chicken…...
Korean firms seek partnership in AI, ICT, cyber security, digital governance
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (401+ words) Korean companies are keen to work in partnership with the public and private authorities in the country's various development activities including infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), cyber security, digital governance and carbon compliance. In a roadshow…...
Apr pvt credit growth 4. 75pc
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (373+ words) FE REPORT | June 08, 2026 00: 00: 00 Formal credit growth in the private sector remains almost static, reaching 4. 75 per cent in April, signalling a deep slowdown in the country's business activities. The low trend in credit demand from private enterprises is attributed to banks…...
Follow tight monetary policy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (431+ words) FE REPORT | June 05, 2026 00: 00: 00 Economists have suggested continuing the tight monetary-policy stance as the latest power tariff and petroleum product price hikes could heighten inflationary pressure further. They say although the existing monetary-policy steps are contractionary in nature, the policy is…...