The upcoming budget poses significant challenges – arguably the most challenging in recent times – for economic policymaking in Bangladesh.

More than two and a half years ago, the government took a Tk 1,500 crore safety net programme for the workers who lost their jobs owing to the devastating impact of Covid-19.

Why cut back on public food distribution programmes when they are needed the most?

The government has a huge task ahead in terms of making its social security programmes effective.