Dhaka: ‘Kemon Budget Chai’ (the budget we want), a pre-budget view exchange programme, jointly organised by International Television Channel Limited (NTV) and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), took place for the eleventh consecutive year.

The programme, which began at 8:10pm on May 8 (Tuesday) at the Radisson Blu Dhaka, aired live on NTV and also broadcasted live on its digital platform NTV Online (ntvbd.com), Facebook page and Youtube channel.

Attended by Bangladesh Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and other top personalities of country’s business community, ‘Kemon Budget Chai’ featured the exchange of views on the budget of the current fiscal year.

Speakers at the programme expressed their ideas and views about the next budget of fiscal year 2018-2019, with the minister answering queries of the audience.

National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh Chairman Md. Mosharraf Hossain, former Governor of the Bangladesh Bank Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Director General of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) K.A.S. Murshid, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Md. Siddiqur Rahman and Editor of The Financial Express A. H. M. Moazzem Hossain have attended the programme, among others.

Besides, guests joined from the Chattogram studio this year.

FBCCI President Md. Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin anchored the programme.