Subsidies

The fiscal burden of interest-free car loans for bureaucrats

It is often the quietest policies that carry the loudest consequences.
18 April 2026, 13:00 PM

A promising scheme, but can it avoid past pitfalls?

We welcome the launch of the Farmers’ Card programme by the government, which is a timely and encouraging step towards providing the much-needed support to the millions of farmers in the country.
16 April 2026, 11:00 AM

Fixing Energy Prices: Govt curtails BERC’s power as regulator

Due to government interventions, the independent oversight of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission is being compromised, crippling its ability to ensure transparency in the sector, energy at a reasonable cost, and consumers’ interest protection.
19 January 2023, 01:00 AM

Global cooperation is not necessary to fight climate change

A global subsidy war could spur technological innovation, potentially driving down the price of renewables.
29 November 2022, 10:11 AM

Denial syndrome is hampering our economic policies

Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues
12 November 2022, 16:00 PM

Denial syndrome is hampering our economic policies

Interventions must involve fiscal policy to address our fundamental economic issues
12 November 2022, 15:34 PM

Subsidies for banks are to avert disaster

The government is giving subsidies to state-run banks so that it can avoid a disaster in the banking sector, Finance Minister AMA
29 June 2017, 18:00 PM