Before declaration through an ordinance, the budget documents will be approved by the advisory council, he told the journalists after inauguration of a two-day long seminar organised by Social Science Research Council at the auditorium of National Economic Council.

Asked about the recent disbursement of $200 million by World Bank, the finance adviser said the money would strengthen the government's expenditure capacity.

Addressing as chief guest at the inaugural session of the seminar on dissemination of the result of researches, he asked the researchers to conduct life-oriented research and try to find out solution to different national problems.

He said there should not be research only for research's sake and the research should be society-oriented. The economic adviser also stressed the need for developing specialisation in different sectors for surviving in the present competitive world.

Chaired by Planning Secretary Zafar Ahmed Chowdhury, the inaugural session was also addressed by Chairman of Centre for Development Research Bangladesh Dr Mizanur Rahman Shelly, Abdur Rahim Khan, Dr Mohammad Mahbub Ullah, and Salehuddin Mohammad Musa.

Mizanur Rahman Shelly underscored the need for more social research and said the researcher should try to motivate the bureaucracy for the welfare of the general people.

Abdur Rahim Khan explained the objectives of the seminar and presented synopsis of various findings of the recent research conducted under the Social Science Research Council. The detailed discussion on the findings would be held in the working sessions of the seminar.