Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has set a target of increasing borrowing from foreign sources to cover the deficit between income and expenditure in the new fiscal year. Under the budget plan, net foreign borrowing will be nearly double what was received in the last fiscal year.
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today proposed allocating Tk2,188 crore for the Law and Justice Division for fiscal year (FY) 2026-2027, which is Tk28 crore higher than the allocation in the revised budget in FY 2025-2026.
The new BNP government has included an opportunity to legalize undisclosed income in the proposed budget, just like the previous political government. At the same time, a provision has been made so that no one can raise questions about the source of this money. Although various quarters have said that such an opportunity should not be allowed, a provision has finally been made in the finance bill for the upcoming fiscal year 2026-27.
Defence budget increased by Tk 1,593 crore in new budget
Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal has stressed that ensuring transparency and preventing the misuse of public funds are more important than simply increasing the size of the national budget.
Bangladesh Army, Navy and Police personnel will participate in the newly formed 'Gang Suppression Force' in Haiti under the UN peacekeeping framework, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said.