Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president Mahbubul Alam today said that the proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-14 (FY25) is practical and implementable which can fulfill the pledges made by the government for materializing aspirations of the people under the current circumstances.
Mahbubul, the chief of the country apex trade body, however, said that meeting the fiscal target for keeping inflation within 6.5 percent and attaining Taka 4.80 lakh crore revenue collection target by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) would be major challenges before the government.
The FBCCI president said this while addressing a press conference on the proposed budget for FY25 held at the FBCCI Icon in the capital Motijheel area.
FBCCI senior vice president Md Amin Helaly, DCCI president Ashraf Ahmed, BKMEA executive president Mohammad Hatem and senior leaders of the FBCCI were present on the occasion.
Seven leaders from the neighbourhood and Indian Ocean region including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 8000 other guests from various professions are set to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was invited, among other leaders, by the Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, has already reached the Indian capital New Delhi today to attend the high-profile event to be held at Rashtrapati Bhaban tomorrow evening.
A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Palam Air Force Station, the VVIP airport, in New Delhi 11:51 am (local time).
Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on Jul 17 as the moon for the month of Zil Hajj has been sighted.
The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the date in a meeting at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday.
Eid-ul-Azha is traditionally celebrated on the tenth day of Zil Hajj, the final month in the Arabic calendar. Muslims sacrifice animals to mark the day, the second biggest festival for them after Eid-ul-Fitr.
The kingdom will celebrate the Eid on June 16 as the Day of Arafah falls on June 15, the Saudi Supreme Court said in a statement.
Students at Jahangirnagar University (JU) have demonstrated for a second consecutive day protesting against the High Court recent reinstatement of the quota system in the civil service.
They staged demonstrations by forming a human chain along the road beside Shahid Minar on the campus around 4pm on Friday.
An anthropology student, Meher Afroz Shaoli said, “The quota system primarily aims to uplift the underprivileged segments of society, including tribals, women, and marginalised communities.
“However, the extensive use of freedom fighter quotas could lead to societal divisions and increased oppression of the general population.”
An international relations student, Arif Sohel said, “We want an end to this discriminatory system. Worldwide, quotas are reserved for backward communities.