BigstockThe allocation in the proposed budget is only Tk36 crore more than the revised budget of 2019-20 fiscal yearAn allocation of Tk1,633 crore has been made for the Foreign Affairs Ministry in the budget proposed for 2020-21 fiscal year. The allocation in the proposed budget is only Tk36 crore more than the revised budget of 2019-20 fiscal year that was Tk1,597 crore, reports BSS. Of the total Tk1,633 crore, Tk119 crore will be spent under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) and Tk1,514 crore under non-development sector. “We will continue with this gesture of humanitarian response in the coming fiscal year too,” said the finance minister. “We strongly believe that steps taken by us will open avenues for unleashing all the potentials of our blue economy,” he observed.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2020 13:07 UTC