Shawdesh Desk:

The Cabinet at a special meeting on Thursday approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23.

Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting held at the cabinet room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal and other cabinet ministers and state ministers concerned attended the meeting.

The finance minister is set to unveil the proposed national budget for the 2022-23 fiscal in the afternoon, after the authentication of the budget by the president.

AHM Mustafa Kamal is scheduled to start unveiling his budget of 6.80 lakh crore at the Jatiya Sangsad at 3:00 pm.

This is the country’s 51st budget and the 23rd of the Awami League government in five terms.