Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday unveiled a Tk7,61,785 crore proposed national budget for the 2023–24 fiscal year in the national parliament.
The budget size is likely to be Tk1,01,278 crore higher than the revised budget of Tk6,60,507 crore in the outgoing fiscal year.
The minister started his speech in the name of Almighty Allah. He then recalled Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his contributions towards Bangladesh.
“At the outset of my speech, I humbly recall with deep love and respect our immortal Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - the greatest Bengali of all times, the worthiest son of the Bengali nation possessing an enchanting voice, the dreamer of a Golden Bengal who instilled a desire of freedom into the people of this land, on whose name sways the flag of our victory, every letter of whose name represents independence, who broke thousand shackles and who is now at eternal rest under the shade of Hijal-Tamal trees at Tungipara in Gopalganj,” he said.
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