As the cost of living continues to rise, it has becoming increasingly challenging for the middle class to maintain financial stability.

Amidst the steep rise in commodity prices, and a sky-high aspiration of sustaining GDP growth, what are the major challenges of creating an effective budget for Bangladesh this year? What should we look for from the FY 23-24 budget?

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has conducted a drive to clear illegal structures along the River Turag in Birulia, Savar. The operation started from 10:00am on Wednesday. According to the BIWTA, the operation is part of the ongoing eviction drive of illegal structures along the riverbank.

Bangladesh has so far had 52 national budgets, stretching back to the first one in the 1972-73 fiscal year. Watch this video for a recap of the changes the annual national budget underwent over the years.

Yet, the tiny, yellow-walled tea stall attracts customers like bees to flowers.  “Comrade, give me a cup,” is how they ask for tea.

What is the national budget? What is the history of the budget? Since when did the government start using the budget as a tool to manage the income and expenditure of a country and provide funds for development expenditures? And how did Bangladesh's budget increase to this existing volume?

The mayor-elect of Gazipur City Corporation talks to The Daily Star about her future plans

The Bangladesh government presents the national budget every June. The national budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 will be announced soon.

How will the government tackle the dollar crisis, the social safety net, and inflation in the upcoming budget? Planning Minister MA Mannan shares his insights with The Daily Star.

Three sailors suffered burn injuries when a fire broke out following a blast on board a lighter vessel in the sea off Patenga beach late Friday night

Development activities carried out by suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam, his close ties with the local Awami League leaders and activists and the voters’ sympathy for him were the main reasons for his mother’s victory in the mayoral polls, said voters.

Former Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in publishing of election results to the Gazipur City Corporation

At least five thousand fishing families are spending their days half-starved, as they cannot fish in the six boars in Jhenaidah and Jashore district

Mango has been cultivated on 92,913 hectares of land in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, and Natore districts. The yield per hectare was 12.40 tonnes. The production is estimated to be more than 11.52 lakh tonnes, which is 60 percent of the total production of the country. The value of mangoes produced in the region stood at Tk 8,067 crore

From making us cry with "Bhenge Porona" to making us fall in love with "Morey Jak"- Pritom Hasan's success spree continues as Coke Studio's "Deora" reigns supreme in playlists of the youth

Last year, Biman ferried a little over 28,000 tonnes of freight in the cargo hold of planes when it had the capacity to transport over 4.98 lakh tonnes. This is about 6 percent utilisation of the capacity. Yet, Biman is planning to buy two new Airbus freighters

Though the summer season has just begun and the heat wave is expected to continue for another two months, the water level in the Kaptai Lake has already started to decline, hampering livelihood of people in the hill district.

Despite being severely ill, to repay his debts, Mainuzzaman Sentu used to pull a rickshaw in Rajshahi with a cannula supplying oxygen attached to his nose.

The capital's market is flooded with different varieties of mangoes from Satkhira. Besides, the delicacies produced by more than 13,000 farmers there are also being exported.

<p>All airlines operating in Bangladesh must determine airfare in taka instead of dollar from July 1. What prompted this decision? Will expatriates benefit from this?</p>