Mr. Muhith’s budget: Spending out of the rut
Mr. AMA Muhith has secured his place in history. For a seventh year in a row, the finance minister has performed the ritual of placing Bangladesh’s national budget – a feat no other predecessor of the...
View ArticleWhile world sugar prices tumble, domestic prices set to soar
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) massively increased the import tax on raw sugar from Tk 2,000 to Tk 7,000 per ton, and that on refined sugar from Tk 4,500 to Tk 10,500 on August 26, less than two...
View ArticleSet the numbers free
Forecasting is difficult, particularly about the future — the saying goes. Figuring out how things had been in recent past ought to be easier. Not so it seems when it comes to statistics in Bangladesh....
View ArticleSpat over growth rate
In his budget speech the Minister of Finance has formally announced that the growth rate of the economy during 2010-11 will be 6.66 percent, the highest since the early ‘70s. It was not much in doubt...
View ArticleNod to black money but for whom
Black is defined as non-existence of colour while white is the opposite, combination of all colours. So, psychologically, white is supposed to be more desirable than black. But this is not happening at...
View ArticleBudget 2015-16: Sonar Bangla & sustainable human development
The Finance Minister is going to place the budget for the year 2015-16 before the Parliament on June 04, 2015. This budget marks a point of transition for the Bangladesh economy. Despite a senseless...
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