Budget-session

The second, or budget, session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad has concluded. On Wednesday, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal declared the session closed by reading President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s proclamation regarding the adjournment of the session. This year’s budget session lasted a total of 26 working days. During this period, the general discussion on the budget continued for 48 hours and 51 minutes over 14 working days. A total of 316 members of parliament took part in the discussi...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the current government will not tolerate extremism and radicalism under any circumstances. He also reiterated the government’s tough stance on controlling corruption. He made the remarks on Wednesday during his concluding speech at the budget session of the Jatiya Sangsad. Speaking about controlling corruption in his closing remarks, Tarique Rahman said that during the period of autocratic rule, $16 billion was siphoned out of the country every...