Managing, boosting domestic demand central to curbing inflation

'We believe elections will promote decentralization, as more activities will spread beyond Dhaka,'Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed says in conversation with The Financial Express on budget Following is the full text of the interviewQuestion: What is the vision of the upcoming budget, and how will it differ from previous government's...

Increasing the use of technology in government services

When Riyad, a 12th-grade student from Panchagarh, earned the opportunity to sit for the Dhaka University admission test, his experience exemplified the quiet transformation sweeping across Bangladesh. He checked his results online by logging into a website with his roll number and date of birth—a process that took minutes. To...