Why SMEs need urgent policy reform
Across South Asia and beyond, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are often celebrated as the engines of economic growth. In neighbouring countries, this recognition has translated into real policy action, institutional support, and financial commitment. Unfortunately, in Bangladesh, the story is more complicated-and far less inspiring.Take India, for example. The...
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Is it another losing bet?
Four years after its launch, Bangladesh's dedicated stock market board for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is floundering-raising questions about the effectiveness of its regulatory design and the country's broader commitment to nurturing its entrepreneurial base.The SME Board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), introduced in 2021 with fanfare, was...
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Control room to monitor raw hide preservation
The government has set up a control room to monitor preservation, transportation, buy and sale of rawhide of sacrificial animals during this Eid-ul-Azha, officials said.The officials who will be involved with the control room will take necessary steps promptly, if any problem arises in this regard, they added.People have been...
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'Theory of three zeros' incorporated in budget
The 'theory of three zeros' popularised by chief adviser and Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been incorporated in the proposed national budget for FY'26 unveiled on Monday.Presenting a Tk 7.90 trillion budget proposal, finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said the main objective is to build a society based on...
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Tk 891.62b earmarked for subsidy, incentive in proposed budget
The interim government has allocated Tk 891.62 billion for payment of subsidies and incentive in the proposed budget for the fiscal year FY 2025-26.The proposed amount is Tk 199.53 billion lower than that of the revised budget for FY 2024-25, Finance Advise Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said while presenting the national...
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