Bangladesh

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has cautiously welcomed the government’s decision not to include any provision for legalising undisclosed wealth, commonly known as black money, in the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2026-27. However, the anti-corruption watchdog has urged the government to make asset declarations mandatory for public servants as a condition for receiving benefits under the proposed new pay ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday authenticated the national budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 (FY27) and the revised budget for fiscal year 2025-26 prior to their presentation before the Jatiya Sangsad by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury. The head of state authenticated the budget documents at his office at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban around 2:45pm which was earlier approved ...

India’s newly appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Friday to take up his diplomatic assignment. He is currently staying in Kolkata and will travel to Dhaka by road via the Petrapole-Benapole border, diplomatic sources said. He will be accompanied by his wife, Mrinal Trivedi, the sources added. Dinesh Trivedi, a former Indian ...

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury entered the National Parliament on Thursday carrying a black briefcase, replacing the customary red one traditionally used for the budget presentation. He arrived in the House at 3pm to present the proposed national budget for the 2026–27 financial year. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the session along with the Finance Minister as they attended ...

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is placing his maiden national budget for the fiscal year FY27 in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday, aiming to advance Bangladesh’s transition towards a more investment-driven and “trillion-dollar economy” through higher growth targets, regulatory reforms and expanded fiscal measures. The total outlay of the budget is likely to be set at Tk9.38 lakh crore, ...

After nearly two decades away from direct budget formulation, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to return to one of the most important responsibilities of governance — presenting the national budget. The budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, scheduled to be unveiled in parliament on Thursday, marks not only a new economic roadmap but also the revival of a ...

A special meeting of the Cabinet has begun to approve the proposed national budget for FY2026-27. The meeting began at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (National Parliament Building) at 10:00am. Earlier, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury arrived at the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday (11 June) morning to present the national budget for the FY2026–27. Speaking after arriving at the Parliament ...

The BNP government is set to present today its first national budget since returning to power following its landslide victory in the 13th national parliamentary elections held on 12 February this year. The total outlay of the budget is likely to be set at Tk9.38 lakh crore, the largest national budget in the country’s history. It will also mark the ...

The 11-party opposition alliance, led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on Wednesday announced a series of nationwide protests to condemn alleged push-ins from India and continued killings along the Bangladesh-India border. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, Jamaat Assistant Secretary General and coordinator of the alliance’s liaison committee, Hamidur Rahman Azad, said demonstrations would be held in all border districts and key ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman held a meeting with Director General of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev in Moscow on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed about the nuclear energy cooperation between Bangladesh and Russia, said a press release. Mentioning the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) as one of the most significant elements in our bilateral relationship, the foreign minister emphasised its ...