Bangladesh: $1,500 million under way as budgetary support, PM Hasina

DHAKA, 09 June 2022, (TON): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said “a process is under way to mobilize an additional $1,000 million as budgetary support to tackle future emergency situation and economic crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war.”

She made the statement in a written answer to a question from ruling party lawmaker M Mozaffar Hossain during PM’s question-answer session.

Hasina said “this budget support will be spent in the stimulus package for industries, factories, trading organizations, small and medium entrepreneurs and social safety net.”

She said “as part of the program to tackle the economic crisis due to pandemic, a process is underway to mobilize $500 million as budgetary support.”

The premier said “her government is making relentless efforts to attain the UN-declared Sustainable Development Goals with well-planned socio-economic development and creating jobs for the people.”

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