Budget execution 79pc in FY '24
The budget execution rate for the last fiscal year (FY) ending in June 2024 was only 79 per cent largely due to a decline in development expenditure, according to the Finance Division.The actual spending reached Tk 6.02 trillion or 79 per cent of the original budget of Tk 7.61 trillion...
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Three-Year FRTBs worth Tk 9.0 billion on cards
The government is set to issue Three-Year Floating Rate Treasury Bonds (FRTBs) worth Tk 9.0 billion in the next three months to partly finance the budget deficit.Under the arrangement, the FRTBs of Tk 3.0 billion each will be issued on the first Tuesday of each month.The FRTB is a bond...
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Bangladeshis asked to stay safe in Lebanon
Bangladesh Embassy in Lebanon has advised Bangladeshi expatriates to move to safer places, as violent airstrikes are continuing in some places of south Beirut."Living in Dahieh and its adjacent areas is not safe due to the attacks," Bangladesh Embassy said in an urgent notice issued on Friday."In such a situation,...
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Blue network of canals likely to make Dhaka liveable
The interim government is contemplating establishing a 'blue network' using Dhaka's canals with an eye to making the city more liveable, environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Saturday.To this end, she suggested that a key development authority or Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) conduct weekly operations to reclaim the illegally...
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