Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship (FBE), Daffodil International University (DIU) has organized an E-Discussion Session entitled ‘Reflections of Bangladesh National Budget 2021-2022: A Post Budget Discussion’ on June 10, 2021 through the University Facebook Page & Campus TV.

Mr. A. K. Azad, Chairman, Ha-Meem Group of Companies & Former President, FBCCI, Professor DrMustafizur Rahman, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Mr. Mizanur Rahman Jodder, Former Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank were present at the program as the Guest Speakers. The discussion session was chaired by Professor Dr. Mohammed Masum Iqbal, Dean, Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship, DIU. The program was conducted by Mr. Syed Mizanur Rahman, Director, Students Affairs, DIU.

While addressing on the program Mr. A. K. Azad said that the biggest challenge of any budget is to implement it. We have set a large amount of revenue collection in this year’s budget. Everyone should think deeply about how it will be implemented. He also said that unemployment has risen a lot during this Corona. Many people have lost their jobs. Many small entrepreneurs have been forced to close their businesses. Incentives for these communities should be included in the budget. Otherwise, the country’s economy will fall. He urged the students that you have to be an entrepreneur without searching for jobs. Entrepreneurship can provide employment to a lot of people. And if you want to be an entrepreneur, you must have a clear knowledge about the budget.

Professor Dr. Mustafizur Rahman said, this budget will affect our lives in many ways in the next one year. So it is important to know the budget as a citizen. Addressing the students, he said it was natural for the students of the business administration department to be interested in the budget. Budgets are part of their curriculum. Students who want to be entrepreneurs also need to know about the budget. You can’t be an entrepreneur without knowing the details about the budget.

Mr. Mizanur Rahman Jodder said, there are good and bad sides to the budget. Someone will see the good side, someone will see the bad side. But there should be constructive criticism of the budget. At the same time, he said, there are still many problems in the budget implementation stage in our country. He commented that the problems identified should be focused on the implementation of the budget.