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ADP cut prompted by changed situation

Adhering to the basic principles of flexibility and adjustability, the interim government is mulling over a substantial cut in the annual development budget for the current fiscal year by a big margin of Tk 500 billion from the local-resources part of the budgetary outlay. And that is thanks to the...

Government bonds need diversification

There is a growing demand for bonds in the country's financial market, and the existing tiny corporate bond market has still a long way to go to meet demand. Government bonds are also inadequate in meeting the growing appetite for bonds, though fixed-income government securities almost entirely dominate the bond...

BADC's failure to ensure quality seeds

It is alarming that what initially appeared to be a gesture of goodwill towards farmers has in the end turned out to be a threat to their livelihoods in particular and national onion production as a whole. Recent media reports gave a shocking picture of how farmers in 59 districts...

Sri Lanka's negative inflation

Sri Lanka's economic crisis and negative inflation have drawn global attention. As of November, the country's annual inflation rate dropped to minus 2.1 per cent, the lowest since 1961. This negative trend is attributed to economic contraction and a decline in demand. Inflation generally reflects imbalances between supply and demand....

Fighting propaganda against Bangladesh

In light of recent events following the fall of the Awami League government during the student uprising, it is deeply concerning to observe the spread of fake news and rumours about Bangladesh by various Indian media outlets. A report by Rumor Scanner, a Bangladeshi fact-checking organisation accredited by the International...