Dhaka, June 3 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday strongly criticised the interim government for keeping a provision in the proposed budget that allows the whitening of black money.

"You (interim govt) have presented a budget of Tk 7 lakh 90 thousand crore. What is the difference between this budget and Sheikh Hasina's? She also allowed black money to be whitened, and now you have given the same opportunity," he said.

Rizvi made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a distribution event of Eid essentials among underprivileged people, organised by the Jatiyatabadi Tanti Dal in front of BNP's Nayapaltan central office, marking the 44th death anniversary of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman.

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