Khulna chamber of commerce and Industry (KCCI), entrepreneurs and leaders of different socio-cultural organisations and political parties on Friday hailed the proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year (FY) terming as a pragmatic and development-oriented.
This budget is a step towards turning the country into a developed one by 2041, they commented.
While hailing the proposed budget, Khulna Awami League and its associate organisations brought out a pleasure procession last evening that paraded the city's main streets. Awami League city unit general secretary M D A Babul Rana led the procession, reports BSS.
In an instant reaction, Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque said the country's development and dream achievement will go ahead in the proposed budget.
Khaleque, who is also the president of city unit AL, said the pro-people budget would play a significant role to boost up the economy, poverty alleviation, improvement of quality education, health, agriculture and industrial sectors and empowerment of women establishing a smart Bangladesh.
In the budget reaction, President of KCCI Kazi Aminul Haque termed the proposed budget for FY25 as a business, agriculture, education, health, investment-friendly, development oriented and wellbeing for people.
"There are a lot of new dimensions, incorporated in the budget to cope with the present economic situation and industrialisation," he added.
President of Khulna Unnyan Sangram Somonnya Committee Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman termed the proposed budget as highly ambitious and development oriented which would create opportunities for businessmen and private sectors.
He also thanked the government for increasing social safety net for the people of rural areas, rootless and landless people of the country.
