Ms Rasheda K. Choudhury [replace with]
[replace with] Director, CAMPE
[replace with] Member Secretary, CAMPE Council

Two new arenas have been incorporated [replace with] for the first time in the national budget of Bangladesh for the year [replace with] 2005-06. Firstly for the first time disables are included in the budget. [replace with] Secondly Govt. has announced tax incentive in education sector, which [replace with] also need monitoring.
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[replace with] In this budget emphasis have been put on female education. But in almost [replace with] cases it was mentioned that the process is ‘on going'.
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[replace with] The Government has allocated highest budget in education sector but it [replace with] is also true that every year 2 million children are added. Absolute [replace with] figure is expanding but per child allocation in primary education in [replace with] year have not been improved. It is declared 40% quota for female [replace with] teacher. Previous 2/3 years this percentage was around 30-35%. No [replace with] directions have been suggested for ensuring this percentage.
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[replace with] Proposal for three (3) vocational training institutes is put in the [replace with] budget. This may increase their skill but it is also important that they [replace with] can get into competitive job market. Moreover, ban on appointment of [replace with] women in the embassy is inconsistent with the National Policy for [replace with] Advancement of Women 04.
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[replace with] If the budget is not pro-poor and if good [replace with] governance is not ensured increased budget will help us no more. [replace with]
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