City Desk :
President M Abdul Hamid witnessed the presentation of the proposed national budget for 2022-23 from the ‘President-Box’ in parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) on Thursday afternoon.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed the budget proposals in presence of the Leader of the House and Prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The head of the state exchanged views with the officials and employees of the Jatiya Sangsad, where he served as the speaker, deputy speaker and elected MP for several times. He spent some time in the ‘President Box’, reports BSS.
President Hamid earlier authenticated the country’s 51st budget bill at 2.40pm after it was approved by the cabinet.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today placed the Taka 6, 78,064 crore proposed national budget for FY 2022-23 with the title “Return to the Path of Development; Leaving the COVID-19 Behind” in the House at 3.05 pm.
Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury presided over the session.
Earlier on his arrival at the Sangsad Bhaban, the President was received by Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, Secretary of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat KM Abdus Salam and senior officials concerned.
Secretaries concerned to the Bangabhaban were also present in the House during budget presentation.
President M Abdul Hamid authenticated the national budget for 2022-23 fiscal and the revised budget for 2021-22 for placing before the Jatiya Sangsad by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.
The head of the state authenticated the budget at his Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (parliament complex) Office at about 2:40 on Thursday afternoon.
Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Senior Secretary of Internal Resources Division (IRD) Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneen, Finance Division Senior Secretary Abdur Rouf Talukder and secretaries concerned to the Bangabhaban, among others, were present on the occasion.
Earlier, on his arrival at the Sangsad Bhaban, the President was received by Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, Secretary of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat KM Abdus Salam and senior officials concerned.
The President exchanged views with the officials and employees of the Jatiya Sangsad, where he served as the speaker, deputy speaker and elected MP for several times.
