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The leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student front of the Bangladesh Awami League, have welcomed the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2024-25.
Following this, the BCL leaders and activists brought out a joy rally from the Madhur Canteen of Dhaka University around 5.10 pm on Thursday (6 June) which was wrapped up at the Anti-terrorism Raju Monument.
The rally was led by BCL central president Saddam Hussain and general secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Enan.
Addressing the proposed budget as inclusive, people-oriented, and education-friendly and the indicators of all possible challenges, BCL president Saddam said, “The budget for the financial year 2024-25 will meet the expectations of the countrymen including the student community. This budget is timely to advance the development progress of the country. It will play a crucial role in controlling commodity prices and creating a knowledge-based economy.
“This budget is a smart budget to create a smart Bangladesh along with creating a quality education system and employment for the youth,” he added.
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali started placing the Tk 7,97,000 crore national budget in parliament for the fiscal year 2024-25 at 3:04 pm on Thursday.
It is the maiden budget of incumbent Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali and it is the first budget of the Awami League government's 6th term.
According to the budget, the Finance Minister proposed an allocation of Tk 94,710 crore for the education sector in the national budget of Bangladesh for the fiscal year 2024-2025, up from Tk 88,163 crore in the current fiscal.
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