The National Parliament passed the budget of Tk 7 lakh 97 thousand crore for the fiscal year 2024-25. This budget will be effective from July 1.

 The budget was passed by voice vote in the parliament session that held on Sunday (June 30) under the chairmanship of Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury.

Earlier, Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali introduced the Finance Bill in Parliament on Saturday (June 29) afternoon and it was later passed by Parliament.

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali presented the budget for the financial year 2024-25 in the National Parliament on June 6. This is going to be his first budget as finance minister. This is the 53rd budget of the country and 25th budget of Awami League.