Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed The up coming budget will be passed by the Parliament at the end of June 2017. Budget, What matters for? Is budget size or fiscal year a matter? Today’s Bangladesh is a country of emerging economy. So, its budget size is not a factor. But how it is handled…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Though Police General Inspector is not confirming any leads of terrorist organizations’ funding. Security experts claiming that, it must be religion centered sectarian political parties, who are funding the terrorist in Bangladesh. Such as, huge economic empire of Jamaat-e-Islami. These terrorists are also receiving funding from similar foreign sectarian groups. Law…
Reported by: Jafar Ahmed Written by: Eshan Maitra Natural calamity in the haor areas caused the increase in the rice price rapidly. Therefore, National Board of Revenue requested the Ministry of Food to omit tax on rice importing. But, it has been over a month and nothing has been done. The prices of rice…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Economists are advising to widen the range of government’s social security that, food and medical services can be ensured for everyone. For that, bigger budget for social security is required in upcoming 2017-18 fiscal year. There 4 cores people under poverty level, 8% are senior-citizens and 10% are impaired, by reports…
Reported by: Syed Ripon Written by: Eshan Maitra Under the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Monitoring the Situation of Vital Statistic of Bangladesh (MSVSB) Project has published the reported that, Bangladesh’s population on 1 January 2017 was, 16 crores 16 lacs and 50 thousands. BBS held an event at the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar’s NIC Seminar room…
Reported by: Hasan Arif Written by: Eshan Maitra Unlike 2016-17 Fiscal Year, Fast Track or most prioritized mega projects will not have separate structure in the upcoming 2017-18 budget. Finance Minister Abul Mal Muhit doesn’t want to include anything different regarding these projects. These mega projects include, Padma Bridge, Padma Bridge Rail, Metrorail, Rooppur Nuclear…
Written by: Eshan Maitra Dhaka Metropolitan Police has conducted Food Adulteration Preventing operation at Chakbazar area. Magistrate Moshiur Rahman led the operations. Original Bombay Sweets Company was charged with 2 lacs taka fine for storing expired foods and making sweets in unhealthy environment. They failed to show fire license and BSTI certification for making sweets….
Reported by: Tariqul Islam Sumon Written by: Eshan Maitra Government’s campaign to collect seasonal Boro rice from the mill owners, is failing. Even after threatening to revoke mill-licenses for next 4 years and, increasing the time duration for making deals. Still, mill owners are not properly responding to the government’s call, in order to dodge…
Reported by: Jafar Ahmed Written by: Eshan Maitra Demands for the general goods have increased a lot. Also, 60-80% buyers are trying to buy and collect whole month’s needs, on a single. Sellers are taking best of the situation and raised the prices by 20-50%. Even, 1-5 days ahead of Ramadan. Ship-owners from vegetable markets…