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Rally to raise budget awareness

Rally to raise budget awareness

June 08, 2012 | 12:00 AM
 
Bangladeshis rally to raise public awareness regarding district level budget spending in Dhaka yesterday. Bangladesh unveiled its annual budget for 2012/13, drawing immediate criticism from some economists who said it was unrealistic just months after the country was bailed out by the IMF. The 1.92tr taka ($23.5bn) spending plan for the year beginning on July 1 forecasts a 20% hike in spending, with new public investments earmarked for transport and power infrastructure
June 08, 2012 | 12:00 AM