BCC yet to place budget for current FY

Barishal City Corporation authorities are yet to place and approve the annual budget for FY2018-19. The city corporation’s budget is usually placed in June every year. The last budget of Tk. 406.45 crore for FY2017-18 was placed and approved on August 28, 2017. The fourth city corporation election was held on July 30 last year. Serniabat Sadik Abdullah took charge as mayor on October 23.

Khariul Bashar, chief executive officer (CEO) of the BCC, said he only joined recently and would not be able to explain the delay in placing and approving the budget. He, however, assured that the budget would be prepared and placed within this month.

BCC secretary Ismail Hossain said the long vacancy of the CEO post and late declaration of the BCC election schedule may have triggered the delay.

A source say that the newly elected mayor has made 13 BCC officials, including accounts officer Mashiur Rahman Badal, officers on special duty (OSDs).

Sources say BCC officials have been demanding a salary hike through a longstanding movement. For these distractions, former BCC mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal failed to place and approve the budget. The newly elected mayor is assessing the situation, they added.

Dr Mizanur Rahman, member secretary of Barishal Nagarik Parishad, expressed anxiety for the delay in preparing, placing and approving the budget.

“The delay may shrink emergency citizen services, delay development works and create crisis in accountability,” he added.

 

 

BCC yet to place budget for current FY

Barishal City Corporation authorities are yet to place and approve the annual budget for FY2018-19. The city corporations budget is usually placed in June every year. The last budget of Tk. 406.45 crore for FY2017-18 was placed and approved on August 28, 2017. The fourth city corporation election was held on July 30 last year. Serniabat Sadik Abdullah took charge as mayor on October 23. Khariul Bashar, chief executive officer (CEO) of the BCC, said he only joined recently and would not be able to explain the delay in placing and approving the budget. He, however, assured that the budget would be prepared and placed within this month. BCC secretary Ismail Hossain said the long vacancy of the CEO post and late declaration of the BCC election schedule may have triggered the delay. A source say that the newly elected mayor has made 13 BCC officials, including accounts officer Mashiur Rahman Badal, officers on special duty (OSDs). Sources say BCC officials have been demanding a salary hike through a longstanding movement. For these distractions, former BCC mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal failed to place and approve the budget. The newly elected mayor is assessing the situation, they added. Dr Mizanur Rahman, member secretary of Barishal Nagarik Parishad, expressed anxiety for the delay in preparing, placing and approving the budget. The delay may shrink emergency citizen services, delay development works and create crisis in accountability, he added.