Finance Minister AMA Muhith has presented his budget proposals for fiscal 2018-19 in parliament.
The Tk 4.65 trillion outlay for the next fiscal is the largest in the history of Bangladesh.
Things to get pricier
Energy drinks, cosmetics, sunscreen, suntan and aftershave lotions, cigarette, polythene, imported mobile phones, imported chocolates, coffee, green tea, nuts and honey, UPS, IPS, voltage stabilizers, press equipments.
Things to get cheap
Cement, rod, hybrid cars, cancer medicines, raw material for tyre and tubes, computer parts, locally-manufactured motorcycles, powdered milk, bakery items, imported poultry feed, compressors for refrigerators