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Finance Minister accuses BNP of lying about remittances
Finance Minister accuses BNP of lying about remittances
Dhaka, Mar 09 - Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Saturday alleged that the opposition parties, including BNP are lying about the inward remittance of the country.
He said that the volume of inward remittances sent by expatriates to the country is increasing every month. Even in the last month (February), Bangladesh received remittances of USD $2.16 billion.
The finance minister said this while speaking as the chief guest at the Cub Scouts' holiday program at Khansama Government Pilot Model High School, organized by Dinajpur's Khansama Upazila administration.
About 400 Cub Scouts, scouts, and officials from 53 educational institutions participated in the Cub holiday program organized by Bangladesh Scouts, Khansama Upazila.
UNO of Khansama Upazila Md.Taj Uddin chaired the program. Upazila Chairman and General Secretary of Upazila Awami League Safiul Azam Chowdhury Lion, and local political leaders among others, spoke at the function.-UNB