Budget will be a size of over Taka 7 lakh crore: PM

Talking about the development of the country, the Prime Minister said that they are going to unveil a new fiscal budget on June 1 and it will be a size of over Taka 7 lakh crore.

The premier said this while addressing the 35th Convocation of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) on its campus on Tuesday (May 30).

The existing progress has been made possible because of a stable democratic environment is prevailing in the country, she said, adding that Awami League won the 2008 election and formed the government, resulting a stable democratic environment prevails in Bangladesh today.

Sheikh Hasina said, "Many storms have come, there is no doubt. Many obstacles have been tried to be created. Still, I would say that when the country is stable, when there is continuity of economic development in the country, the country can prosper."