Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has started presenting the national budget in Parliament for the 2021-22 fiscal year with a focus on health, agriculture, social safety nets and job creation. The finance minister began rolling out the Tk 603,681 crore budget around 3:05 pm outlining measures to save lives and create more jobs so that people can cope with the fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read:Cabinet approves proposed budget for new fiscal The budget also has a big focus on disaster management and food security apart from addressing the Covid-related issues. This is the third time Mustafa Kamal presenting the budget themed as "Priority on lives and livelihoods, tomorrow's Bangladesh.", while it is the 13th budget in a row for the Awami League government and the 50th for the country. Earlier, President Abdul Hamid authenticated the national budget and the revised budget for placing before the Jatiya Sangsad. Read: New national budget to be presented Thursday, aims at regaining fast economic growth The total revenue collection has fixed at Tk 389,000 crore, where National Board of Revenue (NBR) will collect Tk 330,000 crore while Tk 16,000 crore will come from non-NBR sector and Tk 43,000 will come from non-tax segment. Besides, Tk 3490 crore will come from foreign aid, grants and loans. Read:President to attend parliament to witness budget presentation 

Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday agreed to undertake a slew of 'special actions' in order to expedite the implementation of ADB-assisted projects in this country for promoting faster economic recovery and greater job creation.

Speakers at a dialogue have said labour-intensive small entrepreneurs should be given priority during the disbursement of the Tk 20,000 crore incentive package announced by the government for the small and medium entrepreneurship.

Amid the growing impact of COVID-19 on the country, a recent study says job creation and inclusive growth must be the centerpiece of the recovery strategy.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday said he has brought about a structural change in this year’s budget in terms of setting priorities of the government by slightly deviating from traditional budget due to the coronavirus and its impact.