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The energy crisis has featured dominantly as businesses scanned the proposed budget to see what they got to move forward and what more they need.

They suggest, at a time of acute shortage, energy now needs more allocation than sectors like road transportation to ensure uninterrupted supply to industries to help them run at full capacity, give more revenue to the exchequer, and attract companies willing to shift from some Asian countries.

The apex trade body, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) was more specific about the most burning issue for the business.