Shifting away from that trend, Mahmood Ali has arranged government spending with a somewhat more restrained hand. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave him the responsibility of foreign minister after he successfully completed his job in the foreign affairs cadre and joined politics. Former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presented five budgets and former finance minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith presented 10 before the start of the fourth consecutive term of the Awami League government. Now he is taking on the responsibilities of finance minister. Recently, while speaking to journalists about the budget, the finance minister said, “Challenges exist.
