Dhaka, June 6 -- Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Md. Nurul Islam Moni on Saturday said the government is set to announce a people-friendly budget aimed at making citizens self-reliant and improving their quality of life.

"The present government assumed office with the goal of building a welfare-oriented state. We want to announce a comfortable and people-friendly budget that will help ordinary people become self-reliant," he said while briefing journalists at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, BSS reports.

Whips M Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu and Md Akhtaruzzaman Mia were present at the briefing.

Referring to the upcoming budget session of parliament, the Chief Whip said the budget would be passed within the stipulated time follo...