Ahsan Habib

The finance minister said in his budget speech that the government wants to make the capital market vibrant. But a number of proposed tax changes could push institutional and retail investors away from shares and into safer investments such as government securities.

The proposed budget has set a target of bringing inflation down to 7.5 percent in the next fiscal year from the current 9.42 percent, but economists say the finance minister has not outlined a clear plan for achieving that goal.

Despite low GDP growth over the past three consecutive years, the government is targeting 6.5 percent growth for the next fiscal year in the proposed budget, based on the democratisation of the economy and encouraging private sector investment to boost growth, two economists said today

There are at least half a dozen reasons why the government’s revenue compared with the size of the economy has remained low for such a long time

Contributions were allegedly made under pressure during Nazrul Islam Mazumder’s leadership at BAB

Food costs drove May inflation higher; fuel price adjustment to push more in June, experts warn

Grameenphone, the country’s top telecom operator, saw both turnover and profit decline in 2025, while rival Robi Axiata recorded growth on both counts.

Says Managing Director and CEO M Shamsul Arefin