American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) has welcomed the proposed national budget for FY2026–27. AmCham acknowledged the BNP-led government’s efforts to maintain fiscal discipline while prioritising human capital development, investment promotion, and support for vulnerable groups.
The temporary cattle market along the Dhaka Metro Rail corridor in Uttara has caused damage worth around Tk3 million.
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale was felt again across the country. This mild earthquake was felt at 9:40 pm on Thursday (June 11).
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has held a protest procession and rally in the capital to protest against the proposed national budget, calling it 'anti-people and plundering'.
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.