Planning Minister

State minister for planning Shamsul Alam

We don’t consider economists’ fear that seriously: Shamsul Alam

State minister for planning Shamsul Alam has said they don’t take the economists’ concerns that seriously and there are no crisis in the country's economy

Planning minister MA Mannan is speaking at an event organised to mark Janmashtami at Kalibari temple premises in Sunamganj on Friday.

No crisis after this month: Planning minister

Planning minister MA Mannan has said the people are suffering due to the price hike in fuel oil and daily essentials as well as load shedding

Planning minister MA Mannan

Inflation eases to 7.48pc in July: BBS

Bangladesh's overall inflation marginally decreased to 7.48 per cent in July from June's 7.56 per cent. This is according to data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

(Clockwise) Shamsul Alam, Onno Van Manen, Sheldon Yett and Runa Khan

Ensure basic needs of Char people: Experts

Chars have fertile land. The people living in Chars are also hard working. They have transformed the Chars into greenery with their hard work. Their contribution to agriculture and animal resources ...

Editorial

Conflict between bureaucrats-people’s representatives Everyone should work within the law

Do the policymakers have no responsibility for this situation? Why is the constitutional provision on local government bodies not being implemented?

Planning minister MA Mannan

Killing, humiliating teachers uncivilised and a national shame: MA Mannan

Planning minister MA Mannan termed the killing of a teacher by a student in Savar and forcing a college principal to wear a garland of shoes as a national shame and examples of incivility

Planning minister MA Mannan

Discussion on local govt 'Civil servants have people's representatives on a leash'

In recent times, several parliament members of the ruling Awami League and the opposition, while speaking in the Jatiya Sangsad, have said that the government is giving more importance to civil ...

Planning minister MA Mannan

‘Common people more interested in living standards than governance’

The common people are less interested in governance, said planning minister MA Mannan

Experts have called for forming a commission to monitor government expenditure and national budget implementation at a virtual discussion on 19 June 2022

Budget 2022-23 Experts for commission to monitor budget expenditure

In many cases, accountability is not ensured in government expenditure, such a commission can encourage both public and private sector stakeholders to be transparent and can even contribute to the ...

Centre for Policy Dialogue organises a dialogue on proposed national budget for 2022-23 financial year on 16 June 2022

CPD budget dialogue MA Mannan, Amir Khasru trade barbs

The inclusion of pension benefits and interests on savings certificates included in social safety programmes is depriving the lower-income group, said experts at the dialogue

Planning minister MA Mannan

My wings are cut: Planning minister

He came up with the statement at a press briefing after attending a meeting of the national economic council

Planning minister MA Mannan

Per capita income to be $2825 in FY 2021-22: Planning minister

The minister said that the country’s per capita income has increased by $234 dollars in the last 12-month period. At the end of the previous fiscal year, the per capita income was $2,591.

'No reliable data on persons with disabilities available in Bangladesh'

'No reliable data on persons with disabilities available in Bangladesh'

There are a number of government agencies working on demography but their data on the total number of persons with disabilities (PWD) varies widely making it hard for anyone to rely on

Parliament building

Oppositions in parliament exist only on ‘pen and paper’: Opposition MPs

Members of the opposition Jatiya Party (JaPa) and BNP have raised questions regarding the role of opposition in the parliament

Planning minister MA Mannan

Govt plans to hold population, housing census 24-30 Dec: Mannan

Planning minister MA Mannan told Jatiya Sangsad that the government has planned to conduct the sixth population and housing census from 24 to 30 December this year

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