Govt earmarks Tk 200cr for enclave dev

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed to allocate an additional amount of Tk 200 crore for the fiscal year 2015-16 towards the development of enclaves.
Bangladesh will get 51 enclaves comprising 28 square km surrounded by India under the Land Boundary Agreement signed between Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1974 and ratified by the Indian parliament recently.
In the budget speech, the Finance Minister hailed the passage of Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh as a diplomatic success for the Sheikh Hasina government.
“The LBA will help resolve long pending problems of the people living in enclaves and they are finally going to have a taste of freedom and be included in the mainstream of development in Bangladesh,” he said.
“From now on, different ministries and divisions will be able to bring the enclaves within the ambit of their development  programmes,” he added.

Govt earmarks Tk 200cr for enclave dev

Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed to allocate an additional amount of Tk 200 crore for the fiscal year 2015-16 towards the development of enclaves. Bangladesh will get 51 enclaves comprising 28 square km surrounded by India under the Land Boundary Agreement signed between Indira Gandhi and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1974 and ratified by the Indian parliament recently. In the budget speech, the Finance Minister hailed the passage of Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh as a diplomatic success for the Sheikh Hasina government. The LBA will help resolve long pending problems of the people living in enclaves and they are finally going to have a taste of freedom and be included in the mainstream of development in Bangladesh, he said. From now on, different ministries and divisions will be able to bring the enclaves within the ambit of their development programmes, he added.