A pre-budget dialogue was held at DU

Dhaka University Center on Budget and Policy has organized a pre-budget dialogue titled ‘Budget 2022-23: Progress on the Road to Prosperity’ 2022 in the auditorium of Professor Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury on Tuesday. Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Md. Akhtaruzzaman was present as the chief guest.

The pre-budget dialogue was presided over by Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, Treasurer of Dhaka University and Chairman of the Center on Budget and Policy. ASM Maqsood Kamal spoke as the special guest. The director of the center, Professor. M Abu Yusuf and Professor of Development Studies. Kazi Maruful Islam presented the main article. Dhaka University Chairman of the Department of Development Studies, Prof. Rashed Al Mahmoud Titumir and Professor of Economics and Executive Director of the Research Institute SANEM Selim Raihan took part in the discussion on the article.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Md. Akhtaruzzaman said it was important to prioritize education, health and social security issues in budget allocations to address the post-Corona epidemic challenge. “We need to take institutional initiatives and timely planning to make all development, including the economy, sustainable and improve management through the establishment of good governance,” he said. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country’s economy and prosperity continued to progress despite the Corona epidemic. The Vice-Chancellor called upon the teachers, researchers and students of the university to work for the betterment of the country’s development by identifying the shortcomings of good governance in terms of proper spending of funds.

The main article called for giving priority to education, health and agriculture in the national budget. The two essayists said that new employment needs to be created by addressing existing and emerging challenges and focus on inclusive development. Establishing sustainable economic systems requires increasing institutional capacity and efficiency and ensuring transparency, accountability, fairness, foresight and social integrity. They proposed the formation of an independent education deficit commission with experts, as well as allocating adequate funds to assess the impact of corona on education and formulate effective plans.