Finance Minister unveils 797,000C budget in parliament

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday placed the Tk797,000 crore (Tk7.97 trillion) budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year in the parliament. 

The minister started unveiling his first budget at 3pm. 

This is the 54th budget of Bangladesh.

Earlier in the day, the Cabinet, at a special meeting approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. 

The meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Cabinet room of the national parliament.