Allocation to tackle terrorism, graft unclear: B Chowdhury

It is not clear at all how much the government has allocated to prevent terrorism and corruption in the country from its 400,000 crore budget, said Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury.

He said, "A huge budget has been placed today. Although it is a big budget, how much of it is going to be spent to uproot terrorism from the society?"

Observing that corruption has spread to every nook and corner of the country, he said, "How much money from the budget would be spent to eliminate corruption?"

The former president raised the question while speaking as the chief guest at a seminar at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka today.

The seminar titled "Freedom of media and today's Bangladesh" was organised by online news portal Shabujbangla24.com, marking its fourth anniversary.