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Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today (Monday) placed the national budget allocating Taka 8.24 billion (824 crore) for the Cultural Affairs Ministry for fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026, which is Taka 820 million (82 crore) higher than the allocation in the revised budget in FY 2024-2025.
Of the proposed Taka 8.24 billion, Taka 4.87 billion (487 crore) was allocated for operating tasks and Taka 3.37 billion (337 crore) for the annual development plan of the ministry, said the finance adviser in a televised speech, BSS reports.