Finance ministry has issued a new guidelines to reduce
government expenditure considering the current global economic situation.
Not only the foreign travels, the expenditure of money allocated for various sectors of the government has also been instructed here.
Traveling abroad, workshops and seminars at the government's own expense will be stopped. But, if such travel is emergency, he/she can go taking approval from the concerned authorities.
The foreign travel can be possible while participating in Master's and PhD courses with foreign funding under the management and development budget, various development cooperative organizations, scholarships or fellowships given by the university and the country.
Regarding traveling abroad under PSI and FAT, the finance ministry has asked to follow the circular of Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) strictly.
Construction work of new residential, non-residential or other buildings will be stopped, except for those establishments related to education, health and agriculture ministries. If the ongoing construction work is at least 70 per cent completed, it can be spent with finance department's approval.
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