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Muhith starts presenting Bangladesh’s budget for 2015-16 fiscal
Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has started presenting his budget in Parliament, setting 7.0 as growth target for 2015-16 fiscal.
Published : 4 June 2015, 10:00 AM
Updated : 4 June 2015, 10:36 AM
Earlier, the Cabinet chaired by Prime minister Sheikh Hasina approved the Tk 2.95 trillion budget, the largest in Bangladesh’s history.
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