Dhaka,
14th Feb. 2006
(www.bhuiyan.com)
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Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday informed the Jatiya Sangsad that the country had received $326.843 million assistance from the World Bank (WB) during the current fiscal, the Daily Star reported.
Replying to a question, he said $97.20 million was also received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the period.
Responding to another question, the finance minister said according to the estimated data of the Bureau of Statistics, the country's gross national income in 2004-'05 was $470, which was $343 in 1995-'96.
Saifur informed the House that the government had earned Tk 3,966.12 crore as revenue until December last year after assuming power.
Answering to another question, the finance minister said the government had distributed Tk 2,577.76 crore as agricultural loans in the current fiscal until December, 2005.
