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Budget 2022-23: Food assistance scheme for 5 million low income families

A total of 50 lakh low-income families will get rice at a cost of Taka 15 per kg during five months lean period in a year. “Fifty-lakh low income households will get 30-kg rice at a cost of Taka 15 during the five months-- September, October, November, March and April-- lean period,” Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said while pla...

Budget 2022-23: Govt prioritises agriculture, allocation increases to Tk82,745 crore

In the latest budget proposal for FY 2022-23, agriculture has been prioritized because of its importance in ensuring food security. “Our priority in agriculture research and expansion service, farm mechanization, irrigation and seed, agricultural subsidies including fertilizer subsidy will continue in the next fiscal year to accelerate th...

Budget 2022: Rise in incentives and subsidies to contain inflation

The government plans to increase incentives and subsidies in the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2022-23 to alleviate inflationary pressures in the local market. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday placed the budget proposal for the fiscal year 2022-23 in the national parliament. He proposed an initial allocation of Tk 82,745 cro...

Budget 2022-23: Priorities on restraining inflation, agriculture, human development, boosting export and investment

The government has considered top five priorities while preparing the budget for FY2022-23, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told the parliament today while placing budget. "In preparing the budget for the next fiscal year, top priority has been given to containing inflation stemming from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic since the beginni...

Padma Bridge materialises dream of 3 crores people

Both of the treasury bench and opposition lawmakers have said construction of the multipurpose Padma bridge has materialised the dream of 3 crore people of the South-West region of the country as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the bridge on June 25. Construction of the much expected multipurpose bridge has been possible due to...