The proposed national budget has not safeguarded the country's middle class, which is facing a three-pronged challenge of a discriminatory domestic economy, spiralling product prices in international markets and ongoing floods, said economist Debapriya Bhattacharya yesterday.
The national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 was proposed to the parliament on June 9 by the finance minister. But how well did this budget take into accound the current inflationary situation of Bangladesh's economy?