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Parliament passes national budget for FY25
The parliament passed the Finance Bill 2024 on Saturday

PM Hasina: Budget FY25 aims to continue development in Bangladesh
‘Electoral manifesto prioritized during this year’s budget formulation’

Minister: Budget yet to pass, many things can be revised
'Government is considering all realistic criticism'

Fakhrul: Opportunity to whiten black money unconstitutional
‘This discourages honest taxpayers, encourages corruption by govt’

Quader: Awami League does not spare anyone involved in corruption
‘We must hold peace rallies to protect the lives and properties of people’

Finance Minister seeks 6 more months to control inflation
Proposed budget was placed in parliament on Thursday

BNP slams budget as favouring oligarchs over people
Adds that proposed budget will raise costs for general public

Fakhrul: Fresh plans devised for plundering
The budget lacks direction for new job creation, focusing instead on mega projects

No more 24-carat gold under baggage rules
Passengers under the age of 12 are not allowed to bring in gold ornaments

Defence spending increased by 4,141C
Govt implementing Forces Goal 2030

Where will funds come from and what will they be spent on?
Finance minister outlines sources of funding and key areas where these funds will be allocated

Finance Minister: 650 primary schools to get 3 digital classrooms each
'More emphasis is being given to technology-based teaching to familiarize children with the use of technology'

Finance Minister: Govt adopts zero-tolerance policy against corruption
Activities of ACC being fully automated

Experts: Tobacco products remain affordable in proposed budget FY25
Will encourage youngsters to use tobacco products more

Health sector gets a boost
Tk2,000 crore special allocation to address health risks

Minister: Plans to develop international standard tourism facilities in 3 dists
‘We are implementing a 25-year Tourism Master Plan’

Bangladesh to get 12 more expressways, 10 elevated expressways by 2041
Briefs parliament on construction progress of various projects

Education sector to see increased allotment
The allocation is 11.9% of the total budget and 1.7% of the GDP

Finance Minister: All social safety net programs to be brought under G2P in FY25
19 currently disbursing funds directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts

No import tax on dengue test kits
Step taken due to increase in dengue cases in Bangladesh

Remittance by Bangladeshi expatriates doubled in 13 years
Tk500 crore allocated to Probashi Kallyan Bank

Budget FY25: Price up, price down
What's gotten cheaper, and what has gotten costlier

Finance minister outlines vision for Smart Bangladesh
Mentions four key pillars: smart citizens, smart economy, smart government and smart society

Mobile internet to be costlier
Additional tax will be effective from Thursday afternoon

Laptops to become more affordable
Value-added tax will be reduced

Got black money? Pay 15% tax to whiten it
Citizens will not face questions

Finance Minister unveils 797,000C budget in parliament
This is the 54th budget of Bangladesh

Price of kidney dialysis may drop
Import duty of dialysis related products will fall

Proposed budget brings tax burden for car imports by MPs
Currently, MPs can import cars duty-free

Cabinet approves proposed national budget for FY25
The proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year is nearly Tk8 lakh crore

Finance Minister to place 797,000C budget for FY25 Thursday
GDP size has been estimated at Tk55,97,414 crore

Parliament opens session to debate and approve national budget for FY25
NEC approved Tk13,288.91 crore ADP of autonomous bodies or corporations