Md. Deen Islam’s article, Beyond Allocation: Reforming Fiscal Governance for Efficient Public Spending in Bangladesh, critically examines the structural inefficiencies and governance deficits undermining Bangladesh’s fiscal policy, particularly in the context of the FY2025–26 budget. Despite a...

About a decade ago, the government allocated a budget of Tk. 35,975 Crore for social security programmes in FY 2015-16, which was roughly 14 percent of the total budget. Afterwards, the allocation has been gradually increasing over the years and the FY 2025-26 witnesses a significant increase of 3.2...

The power and energy sector is still one of the most important areas for the Government of Bangladesh. Every year, a good amount of money is given to this sector through the national budget and the Annual Development Programme (ADP). In the FY2025–26 budget, even though the total allocation is sli...

Health Sector Reforms: Expectations and Gaps Farhin Islam The health sector of Bangladesh is stricken with the lack of adequate health infrastructure and management inefficiencies. The national budget allocation for the health sector has been poor for decades. The Bangladesh Health Sector Reform Com...

Dr. Rubaiya Murshed Introduction The persistent question that haunts educational discourse in Bangladesh is not merely one of quantity— how much education is provided— but of purpose: what it is for, and what outcomes it should achieve. As a homeless child once asked this author—then a univers...

Bangladesh Budget 2025–26: Will It Be Enough to Safeguard Agriculture and Food Security? Md Sadat Anowar Agriculture plays a vital role in Bangladesh’s economy, accounting for approximately 12% of the GDP and employing nearly 40% of the population. It is a key pillar for both food security and e...

Beyond the Budget: Building a Skills Strategy for Bangladesh’s Youth Papri Das In the recently announced budget of 2025, the government of Bangladesh has emphasized its ambition to harness the energy of the youth through employment generation and skill development.  The government has taken initi...

Budget 2025–26: Strong Fiscal Drive, Weak Industrial Vision Mahmudul Hasan The unveiling of the national budget for FY2025–26 comes at a pivotal moment in Bangladesh’s economic trajectory. A new government—formed in the wake of the July–August movement and subsequent political transitionâ€...