House goes into budget session today
The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its annual budget session today, the fourth for the 10th parliament.
The Business Advisory Committee will sit at 10:00am with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair to fix the duration of the 10th parliament's 16th session, which begins at 11:00am, says a release of the parliament secretariat.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith will place the budget on June 1 for the upcoming fiscal year 2017-18, estimated to be over Tk 400,000 crore with a target of 7.4 percent GDP growth.
President Abdul Hamid on May 14 convened the 16th session exercising the power bestowed upon him in Article 72 (1) of the Constitution.
Sitting for five days, the 15th session was prorogued on May 8.
INJURED MP
Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah and Chief Whip ASM Feroz yesterday visited Awami League MP from Dinajpur Manoranjan Shill Gopal, who was injured in a road accident, at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, said another release.
Manoranjan and five others sustained injuries in the road accident on the Dinajpur-Dhaka highway in Ghoraghat upazila on Friday last.
An on duty doctor informed that Manoranjan's condition has slightly improved.
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